Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[Netserk]

Why would be talking about guns?

Pellizzari tried to shoot Vingegaard during the Vuelta.

 

[tobydawq]

Pellizzari tried to shoot Vingegaard during the Vuelta.

He did?

I guess all the Tiberi talk should also have been disallowed.

 

[Netserk]

He did?

I guess all the Tiberi talk should also have been disallowed.

Yes, while cooling down after a stage, he pointed his water gun in the direction of Vingegaard!

 

[Valv.Piti]

According to Vingo, he closed the gap to Pogacar, despite losing the Tour by 4.5 minutes:

"I’ve closed the gap to Tadej Pogacar" - Vuelta win renews Jonas Vingegaard's confidence ahead of upcoming European Championships

Jonas Vingegaard believes his victory at the 2025 Vuelta a Espana has brought him closer than ever to long-time rival Tadej Pogacar – and renewed his belief that he can take the fight to the Slovenian...

cyclinguptodate.com

It's way too optimistic but probably a proper way of thinking for a top sportsman. He lost a lot of time on his bad days but states that on his best days Pog couldn't drop him. He doesn't take into account that Pog likely also had some worse days (later in the race) plus Vingo in top form actually lost substantial time in relatively short Peyreguades TT.

Either Vingegaard is not very smart, which is possible, or he's straight up delusional. Also a rather weird timing after barely beating a mediocre Almeida.

 

[tobydawq]

Yes, while cooling down after a stage, he pointed his water gun in the direction of Vingegaard!

Ah, that's why the mods have been so busy with moderating discussion!

 

[AmRacer]

Yes, while cooling down after a stage, he pointed his water gun in the direction of Vingegaard!

"Water gun" 🤔

 

[Red Rick]

So Vingegaard has been confirmed for the EC road rage.

Should be interesting, the route suits him well, it's short enough to just lean into his fresh 5 minute power on the final climb, etc.

 

[RedheadDane]

So Vingegaard has been confirmed for the EC road rage.

I think he'll be quite calm doing it.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Good to hear that.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Jonas dodged a bullet.

 

[Red Rick]

Either Vingegaard is not very smart, which is possible, or he's straight up delusional. Also a rather weird timing after barely beating a mediocre Almeida.

Clearly he believes there will be 2 hilly TTs in the Tour next year

 

[Peter von]

Either Vingegaard is not very smart, which is possible, or he's straight up delusional. Also a rather weird timing after barely beating a mediocre Almeida.

“I think this Vuelta gives me hope and belief that I can challenge him even more next year,” Vingegaard said. “Even at the Tour de France, although it was a clear defeat, I still took confidence from it. I had some bad days in the Tour, which I still find difficult to explain. But when I was on my best days, he couldn’t ride away from me. That makes me feel like I’ve closed the gap compared to last year.”

This is just the sort of things any contender have to tell themselves; I can bounce back, I just had a bad day etc. it sounds like delusional excuses unless the athlete actually manages to come back and win.
If he was saying anything less than this he might as well sell his bike right now.

 

[Netserk]

Either Vingegaard is not very smart, which is possible, or he's straight up delusional. Also a rather weird timing after barely beating a mediocre Almeida.

Do you expect him to say no to a leading question?

Har den her Vuelta a Espana-sejr givet dig forhåbninger om og tro på, at du kan udfordre Tadej Pogacar endnu mere til næste år?

- Ja, det synes jeg. Men jeg synes også, at Tour de France gav mig noget tro og håb.

Why on Earth would any of the Danes here react to a fake quote from a slimy site rather than the actual exchange?

 

[Miss Violet Smith]

Hilarious !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1973128801107452277

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1973128801107452277?t=_P-vRrwzbfTFJWWYh7H8QA&s=19

 

[RedheadDane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1973128801107452277

View: https://x.com/laflammerouge16/status/1973128801107452277?t=_P-vRrwzbfTFJWWYh7H8QA&s=19

He should specialise in the Italian fall classics then!

04.10	Giro dell'Emilia	1.Pro	ME	startlist
05.10	Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze	1.1	ME	startlist
06.10	Coppa Bernocchi - GP Banco BPM	1.Pro	ME	startlist
07.10	Tre Valli Varesine	1.Pro	ME	startlist

Obviously, this year he can't... coz... he's gonna be a bit busy Sunday, but maybe next year.