Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[Krzysztof_O]

I think it was a brief bit of gastro in 23 and maybe covid this year.

Has he ever said he's ill during this Vuelta?

 

[Netserk]

Has he ever said he's ill during this Vuelta?

Yes, but only after the fact. It was pretty obvious after Campy left the race.

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[Red Rick]

I think it was a brief bit of gastro in 23 and maybe covid this year.

2023 his performance pattern was overall pretty strange. When did he supposedly have the gastro?

 

[Netserk]

2023 his performance pattern was overall pretty strange. When did he supposedly have the gastro?

After Andorra.

- Det var ikke mit stolteste øjeblik, siger Vingegaard om maveonde

Maveproblemer tvang den danske Tour-vinder af cyklen i første uge af Vuelta a España.

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[Red Rick]

After Andorra.

- Det var ikke mit stolteste øjeblik, siger Vingegaard om maveonde

Maveproblemer tvang den danske Tour-vinder af cyklen i første uge af Vuelta a España.

sport.tv2.dk

It didn't last that long right? It was over by Jalavambre when he hopped onto Roglic and when Kuss took his minutes.

 

[Netserk]

It didn't last that long right? It was over by Jalavambre when he hopped onto Roglic and when Kuss took his minutes.

Yeah, it sounds like he was most affected on stage 5 and then recovered after that.

 

[lenric]

A realist would aswell.

that's a stretch imo. would rather wait for next year for that.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Job done (knock on Michael Woods). Today he showed the Mundo he's still got some Bolas.

 

[Netserk]

A mixed year, but good to end on a high note. He has been in a good place mentally already since Dauphiné, perhaps also in spring. Should be much fresher and still plenty hungry this winter, last year he was completely empty after Pologne.

I really hope he won't ride the Giro, even if it will be very difficult to mount a proper challenge to Pogi in the Tour. And the Vuelta is good as second target.

 

[AmRacer]

A mixed year, but good to end on a high note. He has been in a good place mentally already since Dauphiné, perhaps also in spring. Should be much fresher and still plenty hungry this winter, last year he was completely empty after Pologne.

I really hope he won't ride the Giro, even if it will be very difficult to mount a proper challenge to Pogi in the Tour. And the Vuelta is good as second target.

The Giro would be his third consecutive GT, but he surely wants to win it.

 

[fenns]

Good to see him win like a champ. It always seemed likely he had a bit in hand and was controlling the race. It must be 5+ years since anyone other than Pogacar took meaningful time off him on a mountain stage.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Visma strategy. try at tour, rebound in spain

 

[Heston]

Chapeau Jonas. A strong win right after a tough Tour.

 

[Netserk]

After the stage today, he says that he was troubled by illness since his stage 9 victory. Today was his best day since then.

Vingegaards sygdom har været værre, end han fortalte

Vi har også snakket med Jonas Vingegaard efter sejren på 20. etape, hvor han kørte sig snublende tæt på Vuelta-sejren.

sport.tv2.dk

 

[Peyroteo94]

A mixed year, but good to end on a high note. He has been in a good place mentally already since Dauphiné, perhaps also in spring. Should be much fresher and still plenty hungry this winter, last year he was completely empty after Pologne.

I really hope he won't ride the Giro, even if it will be very difficult to mount a proper challenge to Pogi in the Tour. And the Vuelta is good as second target.

Why?

 

[Peyroteo94]

The Giro would be his third consecutive GT, but he surely wants to win it.

I will never understand this worryness about doing 4 consecutive GTs. One thing is doing 3 GTs in the same year and another GT in the next year.
Other thing is doing Tour-Vuelta and 8 months later, racing the Giro (and 5 weeks later the Tour).
He has almost 8 months to recover and prepare the Giro.

 

[Netserk]

Why?

Opportunity cost. It would compromise all other targets for him, except the WCRR and Lombardia, which are bad goals for him.

Tour-Vuelta gives him better chances for the Tour and good chances for the Vuelta. And it will also be better for the WC in 2027 to not ride the Giro, so I hope he waits until 28 with that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Opportunity cost. It would compromise all other targets for him, except the WCRR and Lombardia, which are bad goals for him.

Tour-Vuelta gives him better chances for the Tour and good chances for the Vuelta. And it will also be better for the WC in 2027 to not ride the Giro, so I hope he waits until 28 with that.

What do you mean by all other targets? I never saw Vingegaard interested in something other than winning GTs.

He can have this schedule:
Gran Camino/Algarve/Andalucia/other race
Catalunya (never won it)
Giro
TdF
GdL

If he decides to race the Tour, he will probably race:
Gran/Camino/etc
PN/TA
Catalunya
Dauphiné
TdF
Vuelta

Other than PN, I can't see what new wins he is sacrificing

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Job done (knock on Michael Woods). Today he showed the Mundo he's still got some Bolas.

Sounds more like something those protesters would do, please don‘t

 

[scribers]

Hats off to the guy. Put himself out there and came up with a very nice win

 

[Krzysztof_O]

After the stage today, he says that he was troubled by illness since his stage 9 victory. Today was his best day since then.

Vingegaards sygdom har været værre, end han fortalte

Vi har også snakket med Jonas Vingegaard efter sejren på 20. etape, hvor han kørte sig snublende tæt på Vuelta-sejren.

sport.tv2.dk

Kuss also confirmed Vingegaard was suffering:

“Jonas Vingegaard was sick — coughing a lot, struggling to breathe properly" - Sepp Kuss reveals untold story of Visma's Vuelta 2025 victory

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All things considered, it was a pretty good GT by him.

 

[Netserk]

What do you mean by all other targets? I never saw Vingegaard interested in something other than winning GTs.

He can have this schedule:
Gran Camino/Algarve/Andalucia/other race
Catalunya (never won it)
Giro
TdF
GdL

If he decides to race the Tour, he will probably race:
Gran/Camino/etc
PN/TA
Catalunya
Dauphiné
TdF
Vuelta

Other than PN, I can't see what new wins he is sacrificing

I don't think "new" wins matter. Best possible chance to win the Tour matters. As good chance as possible to win another GT conditional on that is the second highest priority. Of tertiary targets, the main spring stage races least compromise his main targets.

 

[Extinction]

Vingo cane in a bit tired, I think, because he wasn't emphatic in this Vuelta.

 

[Red Rick]

I don't think "new" wins matter. Best possible chance to win the Tour matters. As good chance as possible to win another GT conditional on that is the second highest priority. Of tertiary targets, the main spring stage races least compromise his main targets.

Fleche Wallone, yay or nay?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I don't think "new" wins matter. Best possible chance to win the Tour matters. As good chance as possible to win another GT conditional on that is the second highest priority. Of tertiary targets, the main spring stage races least compromise his main targets.

For Vingegaard it matters, according to his recent words. He wants to complete the GT set and I think Giro next year is likely.