Despite Pogacar destroying the field at Paris-Nice, laying down a marker in the process, Jumbo-Visma and Vingegaard still have faith that come the
Tour de France, history will repeat itself. "Jonas and the team understand what happened and we are still very confident in what we are doing," declares Heijboer. "Every time we go on a training camp, we evaluate that and optimize our plan. What happened to Jonas in February will help for the internship in May, and that will help for the Tour de France."
"It is also a gift to have an opponent like Pogacar. He makes us push the limits, so I have him to thank for that," he continues. "To get to the highest level, we know that we can go very far with training camps. From a physiological point of view, we have everything under control."