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Jonas Vingegaard: Something is Rotten

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You have to have so so much confidence to pull this today. I can't help but ask myself where this confidence could come from given the stage before you lose 40sec to your rival.
He smashed Pantanis record, so the confidence was well placed. Astonishing performance given his injuries and interrupted preparation. His problem is that he’s up against an extra terrestrial alien.
 
I thought Vingegaard would crush Pogacar eventually, but not so much anymore. Vingegaard tasting his own 'medicine' from last year with extra-extra terrestrial performances from Pogacar
Think about the fact about Vingegaard´s crash and how he did a micracle recovery and now think about that he would have beaten Armstrong... depiste that injury recovery so short before the tour..
Now think about Pog also taking 5 minuttes on Armstrong.

Something is not rotten in Denmark, something is rotten in Cycling and I fear there always will be.. but why not atleast have more contenders, atleast that would make most people forget all the silly and obvious stuff going on..
 
I hope he and Pogacar can be caught sooner than later. This is a joke

They are clearly only the tip of the iceberg, though. Someone will be best under the new conditions. I don't blame them more than the other dopers who clearly exist. It seems this is a general issue far transcending Visma and UAE.
As to being caught: If that happens I'd like it to happen in a way that all comes out and not again that some riders are sniped away, while the rest just continues as if nothing happened.
 
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I was always doubting he would be able to win the Tour this year, even before the injury. Afterwards I also doubted he would even make the Tour team, as I thought, or at least hoped, there was some kind of upper limit to what Visma could achieve (they haven't made WVA a monument winning machine nor a GT leader (yet), for instance). So I am surprised that he's been able to reach this level now, which seems it would have been more than enough to secure victory a year ago.

After winning all three GTs last year, it was always gonna be hard for the team to improve/maintain their position, and they haven't exactly had luck on their side either this season. Whether they will be able to return to the throne in 2025, or they will start to lose more ground like we've seen with INEOS previously, we'll have to wait and see about.
 
Yeah, they banked on today and then likely next week. Take some more time back and win it in the TT. Claim superior recovery.
Yup, today was meant to be another Granon, they’ve been laying the foundations for it for 2 weeks.

Edit: Yesterday was probably meant to be a classic lose the sprint to Pogi so I’m sure they were a little worried for today, but they still seemed confident enough to go for it. Pogi sitting in like it was a Sunday coffee ride must’ve been a nightmare for them when Vingegaard went.
 
Think about the fact about Vingegaard´s crash and how he did a micracle recovery and now think about that he would have beaten Armstrong... depiste that injury recovery so short before the tour..
Now think about Pog also taking 5 minuttes on Armstrong.

Something is not rotten in Denmark, something is rotten in Cycling and I fear there always will be.. but why not atleast have more contenders, atleast that would make most people forget all the silly and obvious stuff going on..
I agree. It's crazy that Vingegaard - according to what he's said himself - is able to pull off one of his best performances ever given the preparation he's had for this Tour.

Pogacar looked relaxed on the bike, which is mind-blowing given the power he produced. And, as I've written before, I think Evenepoel's performance again today makes him look like a new rider. It's not the same guy who bonked in the Vuelta last year, and it's not the guy who couldn't follow Jorgenson and Rodriguez in Dauphine just a month ago.

It's like we have two level 2.0 or 3.0 extra-terrestrials (Pog, who seems to be heading for victory, and Vinge, who's up there despite being hospitalized in April) and one level 1.0 extra-terrestrial (Evenepoel, who's riding his first TdF). And then there's everyone else.
 
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