Jonas Vingegaard He now has a clear roadmap for 2025. The double Tour de France champion (2022, 2023) has set himself the main goal of returning to the top of the podium in Paris. Last year he was unable to defend his crown against a Tadej Pogacar plethoric and finished in a creditable second place after the terrible crash suffered in Itzulia. After recovering in record time, Vingegaard He managed to run the Tour, finish second and win a stage. However, it was a bittersweet tour for him.
In August he announced that he would no longer compete in 2024 to be with his wife during the birth of their second child. There was then speculation about a possible presence at the 2025 Giro, to try to emulate Pogacar’s double achievement. But it won’t be like that.
This Tuesday Vuelta announced the presence of the leader of Visma in the race that starts on August 23 in Turin and ends on September 14 in Madrid.
This will be the third participation of Vingegaard in the Spanish round. His debut took place in 2020, where he achieved a cautious 46th place. It was in 2023 that he performed at his best level, winning two stage wins and finishing in second place, behind his teammate Sepp Kuss. The American, Vingegaard and Roglic took the podium at a Visma exhibition.
This year’s edition of the Vuelta may have one of the best posters in recent years. To the confirmed presence of Vingegaard we can add the World champion, Tadej Pogacar. The second round of matches that both will have on the Tour.
“The Vuelta is on the weather calendar. It’s a special race, one of the biggest in the world. I always see it on television and I want to win,” the 28-year-old cyclist said at his team’s training camp in La Nucia.
La Volta, also on the calendar
To arrive at the Tour in optimal condition, Vingegaard will start the season at the Volta al Algarve. He will then join Paris-Nice and on March 24 he will be on the starting line of the Volta a Catalunya.
This will be his debut at the Volta, a race that goes from strength to strength with each edition and adds another star to its cast of participants. Last season the victory went to Tadej Pogacar, who dominated the race from start to finish.
Source: La Verdad
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