JONAS VINGEGAARD DIDN’T SUFFER ANY BURNOUT AFTER THE TOUR DE FRANCE VICTORY: IT WAS JUST AN EXAGGERATION
By Bhawna
Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France. Media kept on exaggerating saying that he suffered burnout after that. But he has re-iterated that he didn’t suffer any burnout. He said that he stayed at home in Denmark and enjoyed his victory. He defeated Tadej Pogacar to win the Tour de France. Vingegaard missed his home race the Tour of Denmark and the CRO Race in Croatia. He only participated in II Lombardia before a break to his season.
About Jonas Vingegaard
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Jonas Vingegaard is a Danish cyclist. He is a professional cyclist. He made it to the victory of the 2022 edition of the Tour de France. Earlier in his life, he played football and handball. He started his career as a rider for Danish teams. He made his first milestone as a senior rider of the UCI Continental team ColoQuick-Cult in 2016. He joined the Jumbo-Visma team in 2019. He performed well at the Tour de Pologne. In April 2021, he came up as a replacement for Tom Dumoulin in the Tour de France squad. In the 2022 Tour de France, he was the GC together with Tadej Pogacar.
The victory of the Tour de France
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Jonas Vingegaard crossed the finish line of the ultimate stage of the Tour de France. He cupped his hand on his mouth as if he couldn’t believe it. He had finally accomplished the victory. It was his second Tour de France. He had become a professional cyclist only three years before. And he, a 25-year-old rider made it to winning the Tour de France. The race had a traditional celebratory ride into Paris.
The news
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Although Jumbo-Visma sports director Frans Maasen told in August that Vingegaard had a lot of pressure after the Tour de France and another rider Michael Morkov said that Vingegaard had exhausted after the Tour de France- but both these stories are an exaggeration. And Vingegaard has put a full stop to them. He said that the media has exaggerated his post-victory state. He said that the media has created a new story altogether and that isn’t the case. He said that he is the same person after the victory as he was before- Quiet and peaceful. He added that he celebrated the victory and went back home- neither less nor more.
He said that they were thinking about a Vuelta participation. But they canceled the plan because it was not ideal looking at the condition. He had fun with friends and family. He relaxed with his family. He enjoyed winters. As he was the Tour de France winner, so everyone had an opinion. According to him, he couldn’t change that. It doesn’t affect him. He doesn’t care. He listened to people in his team.
Post-Tour Criteriums
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Vingegaard was like at the center of attention after the victory. So, that was the case at the post-Tour criteriums too. And similar was the case at the end-of-season Tour de France criteriums in Singapore and Saitama. He said that they are different races. He said that he became a circus monkey after the victory. And he could have said ‘no’ to the invitations. And then he wouldn’t have been like a circus monkey. But the point is that that wouldn’t have been a good deal then.
Future plans
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As far as the 2023 Tour and the Jumbo-Visma and the absence of Primoz Roglic from it, Vingegaard has a different take on it. He said that he is not troubled because the race will have a different feel from what it had in 2022. He would be the leader of Jumbo-Visma.
It will be different for him. Primoz was his mentor within the team. So, he is happy for his mentor as he is going to the Giro. He said that he will have fun.
Vingegaard said that there are some other rumors that he is against. People are saying that he might have opted for Giro d’italia for 2023. But he relinquished these rumors. Instead, he said that he will be a part of it someday. But now that he is winning the Tour de France, he has to be loyal to France.
He said that he is looking forward to going back with the same jersey. He feels happy to say that he is the main leader. He is happy about the fact that he is the defending champion. He has less pressure now. He is again happy that he won the tour.
He says that sometimes he wakes up just to feel that it wasn’t a dream. And he knows how to do it now. If he never wins again, then he can say that he won once. He also made a point that everything falls on his shoulders, but he can handle it. He is happy with the fact that he is the defending champion.
For 2023, he doesn’t plan a Tour de France repeat win. He has come so close to taking a week-long stage race at the CRO Race. He will skip the Ardennes Classics for going to the week-long stage race in the spring.
Vingegaard said that he can’t now take perform that well in one-day races. He doesn’t know why that is. He still needs to get used to it.
Next year, he is planning for an overall victory in a stage race. He will ride Gran Camino, Paris-Nice, and the Tour of the Basque Country. These are his future plans. But above all, he wants to start the Tour fresh and it can even be more than this year.
Jumbo-Visma director Grischa Niermann has said that Vingegaard is being kept away from pressure and demands after the Tour de France victory.
Conclusion
So, Jonas Vingegaard won the Tour de France in 2022. He has completely shunned off the rumors surrounding him. He has said that he didn’t face any burnout after the victory. In fact, he enjoyed the victory. As for his future plans, he will ride in the Tour de France 2023.