"We want to win the Tour again in 2025; that's the team's big goal" - Grischa Niermann clear on Visma goals
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After their all-conquering dominance at the Grand Tours of 2023, Team Visma | Lease a Bike were notably lesser than UAE Team Emirates in 2024. As such, with the 2025 season looming, Visma's intention for the coming year is clear.
That's not to say that Visma's 2024 season was completely without success. Reflecting on the highlights of the year, team boss Grischa Niermann notes one day in particular. "The day Jonas Vingegaard and Matteo Jorgenson both won the GC, in Paris-Nice and the Tirreno," Niermann tells Jens Voigt's podcast, The Odd Tandem.
As mentioned, given their disappointment in 2024, Visma head to the 2025 season with a clear goal. "Of course, we want to win the Tour again in 2025; that's the team's big goal," Niermann insists. "Jonas was better last Tour in several areas than in 2023, and he should at least have a better preparation towards 2025. If things progress smoothly, he will improve and should at least be able to compete for the overall victory again."
"Pogacar deserved to win the Tour. It wasn't just because of Jonas' injury," Niermann continued. "He was exceptional, and so was his team. They have made huge progress in training, nutrition, and material. It is up to us now to close that gap again, and that will certainly not be easy."
"We saw that Pogacar was unbeatable this year, the best version of himself ever. We also know how good he is now," Niermann concludes his assessment. "That didn't make the year easy. We still won a lot. We had a lot of bad luck, but we also focused on what we could do better and how to fall less. Maybe we need to work on our peloton skills. I'm sure it can't just be because of bad luck. We need to face UAE as well."
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