Vingegaard extends his Tour dominance ahead of Pogacar and is already thinking about maintaining his reign in 2024

Endowed with a great army, the Dane Jonas Vingeaard standing firm on the throne of the kingdom of Tour de France after his 110th edition in the streets of Paris. After being 2nd in 2021, 5’20” behind Tadej Pogacar, last year he snatched the crown from the Slovenian by 2’43” and this year the difference has gone to 7’29”. It has become one of the best editions of Tour de France which is remembered, since it began in the streets of Bilbao on July 1, where he quickly went and where the battle between Vingegaard and Pogacar took place. Less than a rest day and the main day, that began to tip the balance in an important way towards vingegaard This is the day of the individual time trial, with Jonas stratospheric and Tadej on the ground. The 1’38” margin he took over Pogacar, who dropped to 1’48” after winning the CRI, added to the fall he suffered the next day on the climb to Col de la Loze the race has been sentenced in favor of a Jonas Vingegaard, which in his victory equals the double achieved by Pogacar himself (2020, 2021), drawing an exciting scenario for the next editions of the most important cycling race in the world.

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Pogacar and Vingegaard They are young and represent two different worlds, two different ways of understanding cycling. While Vingegaard focuses on his Tour de France season, Tadej Pogacar wants to be more bouncy and the classics will continue to be part of his calendar in his racing program. The two are a level higher than other cyclists and, at the moment, it seems difficult to imagine any other rider capable of being at their level. “I’ve enjoyed the rivalry with Pogacar. It’s been incredible and it’s good for both of us because that’s how we improved,” said Vingegaard before taking the start on the 21st and final stage of the 2023 Tour de France.

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This Sunday in the final stage, of 115.1 kilometers, the discordant attitude of Tadej Pogacar, already on the circuit of Elysian Fields He wanted to be the hero by advancing a few meters from a peloton rolling at full speed. For actions like this is why the Slovenian is so loved by the fans, where Granada carlos rodriguez has made a name for itself this year. If only last year he was amazed the return finishing 7th and only one crash removed him from the fight for the podium, this year in the Tour, in his first appearance in the race and at the age of 22, he stormed the podium for two days, and after losing it he fought for it, until a fall on the penultimate stage definitely eliminated him from the fight. In the end, the man from Granada finished 5th, just ahead of a great Bilbao hair6th, and both with stage victories, giving prominence to Spanish cycling with their victories and the Ion Izagirre, after a drought that lasted since 2018 (brother omar).

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Vingegaard toasted with champagne on the way to Paris and remained calm during the eight laps (54.5 kilometers) that had to be given up on the track, during which several drops fell, increasing the risk. Together with Pogacar, they also sought glory on the Champs Elysees Oliveira, Clarke, and Frison.. The bell rings and the final lap of 7 km is announced, the race is launched and the winner of the day will be decided in another exciting sprint. Too strict. Jasper Phillipsen He was looking for his fourth victory this year and to repeat what was achieved last year in Paris, but the surprise came and it was the Belgian. Jordi Meeus who achieved victory in a day that the runner of Bor groupin.

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And after a few minutes the champion entered Jonas Vingegaard with his classmates dthe Jumbo-Visma bathed in mass. The keys to my success this year? they ask him and he answers them with the humility that characterizes him before melting into a kiss with his partner Trine Hansen , “I’m more confident than last year, I enjoyed it and with the team, we rode perfectly”. Denmark is a party again and enters hillersleva Danish town in the northwest of the country with only 370 people, is awaiting the arrival of their most famous citizen.