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It's definitely eye raising comparing Jonas even to his own teammate Wout, who crashed earlier than Jonas with less severe injuries but is much further off his top form. The other possibility is that Jonas' training was focused largely on high intensity efforts of 5-20 minutes, but his base is lacking which will show in the 3rd week. We even saw he faded dramatically in the second half of the TT, and was so shattered after trying to follow Pog over the Galibier that he lost 2 seconds in the sprint to the other favorites after they caught him on the descent. I don't think he'll "ride into better form" as the Tour progresses and as we've seen in the past. Rather, his foundation deteriorated with his time off, and that takes longer to rebuild than explosiveness, and he will collapse in the final week if not sooner. If that doesn't happen, then there is no doubt that he is on something the other riders are not.
06-07-2024 21:39
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dhizzle777
After seeing Bernal race this season, fans of Wout can have hope that this is not the end. Even if it takes a year or two to recover his fitness, he'll still have at least a couple more years of prime form.
28-03-2024 16:51
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dhizzle777
It's definitely eye raising comparing Jonas even to his own teammate Wout, who crashed earlier than Jonas with less severe injuries but is much further off his top form. The other possibility is that Jonas' training was focused largely on high intensity efforts of 5-20 minutes, but his base is lacking which will show in the 3rd week. We even saw he faded dramatically in the second half of the TT, and was so shattered after trying to follow Pog over the Galibier that he lost 2 seconds in the sprint to the other favorites after they caught him on the descent. I don't think he'll "ride into better form" as the Tour progresses and as we've seen in the past. Rather, his foundation deteriorated with his time off, and that takes longer to rebuild than explosiveness, and he will collapse in the final week if not sooner. If that doesn't happen, then there is no doubt that he is on something the other riders are not.06-07-2024 21:39
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dhizzle777
After seeing Bernal race this season, fans of Wout can have hope that this is not the end. Even if it takes a year or two to recover his fitness, he'll still have at least a couple more years of prime form.28-03-2024 16:51