Yellow jersey wearer Jonas Vingegaard will make his appearance in the professional round of Boxmeer on Monday. The Dane from Jumbo-Visma, who is on his way to winning the Tour de France for the second time, has been confirmed by the Brabant cycling criterion. Wout Poels, Mike Teunissen and Dutch road champion Dylan van Baarle are also tied.
According to the organization, the Tour winner was last seen in 1997 in Boxmeer. That was then the German Jan Ullrich. “Last year we already wanted to get to Vingegaard,” says round boss Pierre Hermans. “But he ended up in a madhouse after his victory in Paris and could not come due to numerous obligations. As an organization we are very proud that it has now been successful. It has been a long time since Boxmeer had the yellow jersey at home a day after the end of the Tour. It is fantastic that it has succeeded again after 26 years,” he says an advance on the Tour victory of the 26-year-old Dane.
Vingegaard leads the Tour de France with three stages to go with a lead of more than 7 minutes on the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
The criterion in Boxmeer has also registered a few female cyclists for the women’s race. Three-time Olympic skating champion Irene Schouten is at the start, as is cyclo-cross world champion Fem van Empel.