Long-time trainer Tim Heemskerk backs an altitude-heavy, race-lite approach toward Tour de France as Vingegaard scrambles for fitness.
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Heemskerk revealed to
Velo the 28-year-old only returned to full training last week after he finally shook off the hangover of his brain injury.
All told, the Tour de France star was away from all-things-intensity for five full weeks.
“It was a big setback,” Heemskerk said. “The leaders of a team want to win races, so it was a blow mentally and physically when you do months of training over winter.
“And of course, we’d spent a lot of winter working on Jonas’ muscle mass and explosivity too, he lacked that after last year,” Heemkerk said, referring back to his rider’s brutal crash in the Basque Country.
“But we’re now with an opportunity to start back earlier than we used to. Many riders will rest now, but Jonas is back training.”