Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[Froome]

Anyone here still suggesting that Jonas is on his 2023 Dauphine level? He demolished the field (bar the Slovenian) on a not so steep climb. He is much stronger than 2023.

Yesterday yes.

Today i have the feeling he was better, but i need to check the numbers.

He is in a upward trajectory after so many bad luck.

Still one month to the decisive moments, he will be fine.

 

[Froome]

More like yesterday was a bad performance to the form he's actually in, and today was a good one.

Today he already had more hard racing in the legs, so he improved a bit.

 

[Netserk]

He could also go stage hunting instead like Remco in the 2023 Vuelta. He gains nothing from finishing second again.

I don't think so and it would degrade the race.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Time to rethink the approach. Try to gain time with his team in the first half of the race in the echelons and what not

 

[fenns]

I thought Jonas was good today. Clearly he totally emptied himself in the final km (which is good training) - but before then he kept the gap steady. He doesn't have Pogi's acceleration but if TP attacks too early he can claw his way back. He's got a good chance at the Tour.

 

[HappyCycling]

I think the gap versus Pog is exactly the same as it was last summer.

Precisely. Why don't people recognise this.

Jonas said he did his best ever numbers on PDB. Can you really improve that much more? If Pog maintains this form, it's done.

 

[Pozzovivo]

30 seconds at 1 km to go. Pretty close in the end.

 

[Lorzenz08]

I thought Jonas was good today. Clearly he totally emptied himself in the final km (which is good training) - but before then he kept the gap steady. He doesn't have Pogi's acceleration but if TP attacks too early he can claw his way back. He's got a good chance at the Tour.

Pogi could have gone harder easily, so could Jonas claw back to today Tadej pace ? I think so. But if Pogi goes way faster than today then what ?

 

[jmdirt]

JV needs to stay mentally focused on next month and not think about this week now. Put the polishing touches on his form, and keep his mind sharp.

 

[Muren]

Keep working hard and keep believing. Not much else he can do. *** can happen in the tour and then he must be ready to pounce.

It's looking bleak, sure, but hold on to the never die attitude. And if I know Vinge right, if he goes down he will go down swinging.

 

[Pozzovivo]

Jonas deserves to lose today wearing those "sprinter" sunglasses. The red and white helmet is really nice though.

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1933963669123088805

View: https://x.com/pasamontesluis/status/1933963669123088805?t=FeKVo8Re_5UJwq3Ish1bRA&s=19


Indeed.

 

[Lorzenz08]

If there is one thing that could help Vingo raise his level in the TdF in my opinion, more than the 3rd week effect, are longer stages.
This year Dauphine stages are really short

Pogi will stomp, but Vingo will feel better than this Dauphine stages.

 

[scribers]

Probably already posted here. But Roger says Vingo races too little. Wonders what he’s paid for.

"He races too little - what is he paid all year for?" - Roger De Vlaeminck criticizes Jonas Vingegaard

In the Criterium du Dauphiné, the superiority of Tadej Pogacar over Jonas Vingegaard is being tremendous. The Slovenian has defeated his Danish counterpart in two summit finishes in a row and, with on...

cyclinguptodate.com

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Jonas deserves to lose today wearing those "sprinter" sunglasses. The red and white helmet is really nice though.

TT helmet, glasses...Skeletor the fashion setter!

 

[HashRouge]

I have some numbers questions. Obviously Vingegaard has been beaten handily in the last two stages. However, how do the numbers compare to last year's Tour de France? Is Pogacar better than last year, and therefore the Tour looks bleak, or are neither of them at their Tour 2024 levels? I was really expecting this year to be quite competitive, but the Dauphine has got me worried!

 

[Red Rick]

I have some numbers questions. Obviously Vingegaard has been beaten handily in the last two stages. However, how do the numbers compare to last year's Tour de France? Is Pogacar better than last year, and therefore the Tour looks bleak, or are neither of them at their Tour 2024 levels? I was really expecting this year to be quite competitive, but the Dauphine has got me worried!

2025 Vingegaard will beat 2024 Pogacar, but get beat by 2025 Pogacar.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I didn't expect this gap to Pogacar because Vingegaard is very close to his peak and the gap is too big right now. Pogacar is toying with him and this is not good for the Tour. Combloux was a massacre!