Teams & Riders Jonas Vingegaard thread: Mountain Sprinter

[perico]

do you think he reads this thread or something?

Maybe he was referring to J. Vaughters?

 

[SHAD0W93]

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[OJRvE]

Very proud of him.

Yes, the performance of Pogacar doesn’t make Vingegaards performance less. And you got be wondering if he is performing like this after the injury how much can he improve to next year.

 

[skippo12]

Very proud of him.

Good thing is that Visma, Niermann and the staff give me the same vibes. They know that he accomplished something special. From ICU to second best climbing performance in history in less than three months.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Where is Red Rick? He told us there was no way. Not that I expected a performance like this, but...

 

[Miha81]

Where is Red Rick? He told us there was no way. Not that I expected a performance like this, but...

I think most of us expected that. But I guess his recovery abillity is off the charts.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think most of us expected that. But I guess his recovery abillity is off the charts.

Are you talking about Jonas, or Rick?

 

[Peyroteo94]

2024 Vingegaard is better than 2023 Vingegaard, this is impressive! How can he and Pogacar be so much better year after year. Insane stuff! Vingegaard is probably very close to his peak shape (not there IMHO) and he is showing this level, I can't imagine his level if he had an optimal preparation. Out of this world!

 

[Miha81]

Are you talking about Jonas, or Rick?

Jonas 🤣😂

 

[scribers]

Fetching bottles?

They don’t do this as much anymore. Especially not visma. Bottles are handed off from the side of the road. I mean tratnik might be grabbing those for the guys who don’t dare leave draft

 

[scribers]

I know Jonas is a family man and all, but I thought his job was to win bike races for Visma. If he doesn't do the Vuelta, then theres basically nothing else to do the rest of the season for him? Maybe Worlds and Lombardia, but c'mon, thats usually not really his cup of tea.

What would have happened if Trine was expecting during the Tour?

The guy is a robot. No way they inseminate her within a three month window of the tour

 

[RedheadDane]

I know Jonas is a family man and all, but I thought his job was to win bike races for Visma. If he doesn't do the Vuelta, then theres basically nothing else to do the rest of the season for him? Maybe Worlds and Lombardia, but c'mon, thats usually not really his cup of tea.

What would have happened if Trine was expecting during the Tour?

Why should he not be allowed to go on paternity leave like all other fathers with a new-born?

 

[scribers]

Because contract renewals are performance reliant? They aren’t really employees as much as they are products

 

[RedheadDane]

Because contract renewals are performance reliant?

He's got a contract until 2028, so that's propably not much of a worry for him.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Jonas has not given up. In an interview on the rest day, he said he’s not here for second place. He has faith.

Jonas Vingegaard promet de « tout faire pour gagner » le Tour de France

Au lendemain d'une nouvelle défaite face à son rival Tadej Pogacar au Plateau de Beille, le Danois de Visma-Lease a bike a répété ce lundi, lors de la deuxième journée de repos, qu'il croyait toujours en ses chances de renverser le Tour.

www.lequipe.fr

 

[Heston]

Because contract renewals are performance reliant? They aren’t really employees as much as they are products

Yeah I'm sure doing a month of paternity leave means no one wants to sign the guy that is about to be top 2 in 4 consecutive Tours.

Jonas is from Denmark. Paternity leave is required by law here. And the team probably doesn't want to piss off their biggest star by preventing him from present at the birth of his child.

 

[RedheadDane]

Jonas is from Denmark. Paternity leave is required by law here. And the team probably doesn't want to piss off their biggest star by preventing him from present at the birth of his child.

Of course the question in that case is whether it's Danish laws that applies. Or Dutch.

 

[scribers]

Yeah I'm sure doing a month of paternity leave means no one wants to sign the guy that is about to be top 2 in 4 consecutive Tours.

Jonas is from Denmark. Paternity leave is required by law here. And the team probably doesn't want to piss off their biggest star by preventing him from present at the birth of his child.

Who said the team would prevent him from taking leave? That was not the point at all.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Vingo himself says, "I did the best ride of my life" on Stage 15, he explains that he did not come here to finish 2nd and people on here are still like "yeah but he's not at his best". People just say anything on here.

Pog's best has been better than Vingo's best...so far. But that can change in the 3rd week. Vingo has historically been strongest then.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Jonas is from Denmark. Paternity leave is required by law here.

Wish all of you who live in proper countries would stop rubbing it in, ffs.

 

[Oldermanish]

He's got a contract until 2028, so that's propably not much of a worry for him.

And after 2 Tour wins in a row he pretty much sets the performance requirements he expects Visma to fulfill; not the other way around.

 

[Oldermanish]

Vingo himself says, "I did the best ride of my life" on Stage 15, he explains that he did not come here to finish 2nd and people on here are still like "yeah but he's not at his best". People just say anything on here.

Pog's best has been better than Vingo's best...so far. But that can change in the 3rd week. Vingo has historically been strongest then.

Sorry Moose; last year's history included a damaged Tadej taking on a full strength Jonas and Visma. That situation is pretty much reversed. Vingo's Giro was pretty much a training Tour where the opposition conceded they were racing for lesser places and let him do whatever. Jonas has been returning from injury Purgatory with almost no rest so his 3rd week history will be written in this Tour under those circumstances, IMO. Next year can be better for him if he doesn't accomplish what he hopes.

 

[dobrien]

Wish all of you who live in proper countries would stop rubbing it in, ffs.

I'm from the US, but worked for a Danish company for 3 years (Worked in their US branch but got trips to DK to work with free lodging near Nyhavn in Copenhagen). Let me tell you, I was very ready to switch citizenship after that; phenomenal country and love the Danish people. Still have some fantastic friends there.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Sorry Moose; last year's history included a damaged Tadej taking on a full strength Jonas and Visma. That situation is pretty much reversed. Vingo's Giro was pretty much a training Tour where the opposition conceded they were racing for lesser places and let him do whatever. Jonas has been returning from injury Purgatory with almost no rest so his 3rd week history will be written in this Tour under those circumstances, IMO. Next year can be better for him if he doesn't accomplish what he hopes.

Jonas: "I did the best ride of my life."
CN Poster: "Nah, you were injured, definitely not in top shape."

Whom do I believe?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Jonas supposedly also did his then best ever numbers on Puy do Dôme last year, but it wasn't enough either, though he was obviously a lot, lot closer to Pogačar that day (different sort of stage, of course). Due to the uncertainty regarding the impact of the crash on his body and preparation, I don't think it's outrageous to speculate he could have been even stronger, if everything had gone according to plan. Whether that would have been good enough to win yesterday, is a different matter.