Axel May, edited by Ophélie Artaud 06:19, July 22, 2022
A Dane will certainly win the 109th edition of the Tour de France.
Jonas Vingegaard, from the Jumbo-Visma formation, consolidated his yellow jersey this Thursday during the last mountain stage of this 2022 tour, which he won ahead of his runner-up Tadej Pogacar, on whom he now has 3 minutes 30 seconds behind. 'advance.
More than 25 years after the victory of the sulphurous Bjarne Riis, another Dane is on the way to winning the Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard.
He was Tadej Pogacar's runner-up last year, when initially he was not supposed to compete in this Grande Boucle 2021. Jonas Vingegaard will win the Tour in his second participation by beating his Slovenian opponent, yet nicknamed "the Little Cannibal" , in reference to King Eddy Merckx.
Maybe three jerseys for Jumbo-Visma
Mauro Gianetti, the manager of Pogacar training, can only see the superiority of the yellow jersey.
"This year, Vingegaard and his team were stronger, they won, they deserved this lap. Hats off to them and congratulations to my riders because I'm really happy with what they did," he said. it all the same.
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So of course, there are still three stages to go, including a time trial this Saturday.
But with nearly 3 minutes 30 in advance, it is difficult to see how Vingegaard could miss the final victory.
Especially with a super luxury teammate like the Belgian Wout van Aert, who can do everything: sprint, ride on the plain and climb.
This Friday morning, the Dutch team Jumbo-Visma has three distinctive jerseys: green for Wout van Aert, yellow lined with a polka dot jersey for Vingegaard.
Only the best youngster's white jersey is still on Pogacar's shoulders.