Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Love in Iberia

[P4rthen0n]

Visma and Vingegaard are utilizing what they have effectively. It has worked out that they got parallel development at Tirreno, showing good strategy and capabilities, all good signs for Giro and maybe something good at TDF. Victor Campenaerts riding effectively, If Kuss has something to contribute, things can hopefully continue to improve. Visma really spreading it around with Brennan, Jorgenson, Rex, Laporte, Van Aert, all contributing... There are many teams who are improving at the same time massive crash damage from the beginning of the year for UAE ..many riders sidelined with injuries. Vingegaard's tactics, fitness and overall positioning so far has been excellent.

Vingegaard is an amazing rider.
He's always focused. He's never caught in any sort of peloton break. He's never distracted when someone attacks. He's always in a perfect or near perfect position at the start of a climb. He knows where every intermediate sprint is.
It takes a huge effort (and mental toll) to be that focused every single day in a GT. Not many riders can do it. In fact, other than himself and Pogacar, i don't think there's other GC riders like that.

 

[Unchained]

Vingegaard is an amazing rider.
He's always focused. He's never caught in any sort of peloton break. He's never distracted when someone attacks. He's always in a perfect or near perfect position at the start of a climb. He knows where every intermediate sprint is.
It takes a huge effort (and mental toll) to be that focused every single day in a GT. Not many riders can do it. In fact, other than himself and Pogacar, i don't think there's other GC riders like that.

While you have listed many things positive about Jonas, I would balance all the qualities you catalog and add that sprinting in a 36x34 is ineffective, great to have fantastic cadence, but you also need some resistance to push against! Lol! Starts at 5:30 in the clip

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HGqW_v65sAs&pp=ygUTdmluZ2VnYWFyZCBNYXJ0aW5letIHCQnFCgGHKiGM7w%3D%3D

 

[HashRouge]

"It was about attacking on the last climb and seeing who could keep up and then working with them. I had the plan to take the green jersey from the morning. In that respect, it was perfect. For me it was also about getting home safely"

Understandable or a classic bit of Rem-cope, who knows. We will see in 2 weeks. He does look better at this point this year, however not at Basque 2023 level where he was mutant.

Wasn't he on top form in Spring 2024 as well? I have memories of him looking really good at Tirreno.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Vingegaard is an amazing rider.
He's always focused. He's never caught in any sort of peloton break. He's never distracted when someone attacks. He's always in a perfect or near perfect position at the start of a climb. He knows where every intermediate sprint is.
It takes a huge effort (and mental toll) to be that focused every single day in a GT. Not many riders can do it. In fact, other than himself and Pogacar, i don't think there's other GC riders like that.

He also gets a lot of help from the team to ensure he’s always in a good to great position.

 

[Netserk]

He also gets a lot of help from the team to ensure he’s always in a good to great position.

watch van aert for how much that gets you

 

[Oldman]

Vingegaard is an amazing rider.
He's always focused. He's never caught in any sort of peloton break. He's never distracted when someone attacks. He's always in a perfect or near perfect position at the start of a climb. He knows where every intermediate sprint is.
It takes a huge effort (and mental toll) to be that focused every single day in a GT. Not many riders can do it. In fact, other than himself and Pogacar, i don't think there's other GC riders like that.

Mathieu Vanderpoel. He can appear out of nowhere or be right in front of you. Either way; not much you can do to counter his skills. I know he's not a GC guy but that's because....he doesn't have to be.

I am being serious here; but Roglic seems equally gifted right up to a point of disaster. He no longer contests GC sprints unless it's for time and on his terrain. I'm hopeful he can make that happen.

 

[SHAD0W93]

watch van aert for how much that gets you

Just because Vingegaard is better that WVA at following moves and staying up front doesn’t negate how helpful his team has been at setting him up for success.

 

[P4rthen0n]

Mathieu Vanderpoel. He can appear out of nowhere or be right in front of you. Either way; not much you can do to counter his skills. I know he's not a GC guy but that's because....he doesn't have to be.

I am being serious here; but Roglic seems equally gifted right up to a point of disaster. He no longer contests GC sprints unless it's for time and on his terrain. I'm hopeful he can make that happen.

MVDP too, but he's not a GC rider.
MVDP can afford to have off days in GTs, while Vingegaard and Pogacar never do. It's hard to do that every single day you get on the bike.