"Should his (Mads Pedersen ed.) many, many victories really be weighed against two overall Tour de France wins and two additional podium finishes?" questions Rasmussen. "Let’s not forget that. To stand on the podium four times at the Tour de France — that's seriously impressive.”
In comparing merely the number of wins for Pedersen and Vingegaard, the difference is stark. Whilst Pedersen has the aforementioned tally of 52 after his latest success, the
Team Visma | Lease a Bike leader has 38 pro wins on his own palmares. As touched upon already though, not every win is worth the same and two Tour de France titles for Vingegaard weigh heavily.
“It’s not an easy comparison,” Rasmussen concludes, perhaps revealing he falls on the side of Pedersen in his closing remarks. “But there's no doubt: if Mads keeps going at the pace he's going now, Jonas is going to need to tighten his cycling shoes if he wants to go down as the greatest.”
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