Jonas Vingegaard is currently preparing for the Tour de France and the showdown with permanent rival Tadej Pogacar in the altitude training camp in Spain. From the peaks of the Sierra Vevada, the Dane sends a declaration of war to Pogacar.
In the years 2022 and 2023, Jonas Vingegaard dictated the Tour de France, won the big loop in front of Tadej Pogacar, in 2023 even with a big lead.
In the previous year, the Slovenian turned the spit, distant Vingegaard clearly over the three weeks. 2025 is the next showdown: gets Pogacar his fourth or Vingegaard his third tour victory?
After an impressive spring season, Pogacar goes to the most important bike race in the world as a favorite in the tour of the Flanders and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. The experts who tend to Vingegaard refer to his severe fall, which had made it significantly more difficult for him in 2024.
Vingegaard itself also sees itself much better this year. “I also had the feeling of being able to ride the victory last year, but that was obviously not the case,” said the 28-year-old in “Eurosport” interview: “This year I feel completely different-how my body reacts to the training on the one hand and on the other hand as far as my body feeling is concerned.”
Vingegaard vs. Pogacar: First exchange of blows at the Dauphiné
Statements that can easily be interpreted as an announcement of Pogacar. Tenor: Be careful, this year I’m so severely stronger.
At the same time, Vingegaard emphasized that he had to increase even compared to his best tour days. “Everyone is taking a step forward,” said the two-time France triumphant: “So I have to be better than I was two years ago.”
At that time, Vingegaard drove to the Champséysées with more than six minutes ahead of Pogacar.
The first preliminary fore of the rivals will be the classic tour test criteriúm du Dauphiné from June 8th.
“I have always enjoyed this process to get to the highest possible level for the Tour de France,” said Vingegaard about the hardships that he is currently submitting in the Sierra Nevada: “The tour is always the big goal and I love working hard in the training camp.”