The Tour de France has concluded this Sunday afternoon in Paris and into the night many teams celebrated finishing this brutal race. Team Visma | Lease a Bike prepared appreciation posts for their riders and shared messages specifically for Jonas Vingegaard and the man who has come in the way of the Dane on three occasions: Tadej Pogacar.
"Imagine: every Tour de France you start, you finish on the podium. Five years in a row. Let that sink in," the team posted regarding their leader, second for a second year in a row. "And that’s something you can be incredibly proud of, Jonas Vingegaard. It’s not something everyone can claim. In fact, more than 8 billion people in the world cannot".
"You are a remarkable person. Someone who once again fought these past weeks to get the absolute maximum out of yourself. It didn’t always come easy, but you made up for that with relentless hard work and by showing you’re a great rider. You’re a leader, on and off the bike. We’ve supported you with immense gratitude through these weeks. Once again, it was an adventure we will cherish for a long time. Let’s keep writing this special story together, doing what we do best: creating sporting history".
Whilst Vingegaard does not end the Tour as exhausted as in 2024 where he had to make a miraculous recovery before even starting the Tour de France, it was not enough to dethrone the World Champion who has won his fourth Tour already. "Team Visma | Lease a Bike has a place in your heart, runs through your veins, and is part of who you are. And that’s exactly what Jonas Vingegaard means to us. You can leave this Tour de France with your head held high. On to the next one, together".
The team also wrote a message to Pogacar, with whom the team battled on the daily for three weeks, but without the desired success. "Congratulations, Tadej Pogacar. What a battle we’ve fought over the past weeks. You are the deserved winner of the 2025 Tour de France. You help us live up to one of our core values: bringing out the very best in ourselves," the team shared in a message on social media.
"It’s what makes sport so beautiful: the rivalry between two great champions that keeps people on the edge of their seats and makes them fall in love with the sport. Just like Ali and Frazier stood in the ring, Like Federer and Nadal clashed on the tennis court, like Messi and Ronaldo pushed each other on the pitch. Not enemies, but rivals who make each other better. Two champions pushing one another to the limit".
Whilst the two were supposed to race against each other at the Vuelta a España, this now seems unlikely with an announcement on his absence likely to come later this week. "Over these past weeks, you fought for more than just the yellow jersey. You fought to give our sport the stage it deserves. Tadej and Jonas, the rivals of an already incredibly strong cycling generation. The champions of our cycling hearts. Here’s to many more of these epic battles in the future, guys!"
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— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) July 27, 2025
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