Jonas Vingegaard became a back-to-back Tour de France champion Sunday, cruising into Paris to wrap up the 21-stage race. Vingegaard, 26, secured the yellow jersey in Stage 6 and never relinquished it.
Vingegaard and Pogačar were the only two riders expected to be in the general classification conversation ahead of the race, and their back-and-forth did not disappoint. The first two weeks were a tactical battle as Vingegaard and his Jumbo-Visma super-team tried to snag every second they could.But in Tuesday’s time trial, a format often regarded as the “race of truth” because every rider must fend for himself, Vingegaard proved to be a true star., besting Pogačar’s No.
At that point, Vingegaard wasn’t ready to call the race quite yet, noting that he expected Pogačar to “try something” in the coming days. And Pogačar indeed did not go out quietly, battling to grab the win in Saturday’s Stage 20. But Vingegaard, as he had been all race, was right there on Pogačar’s wheel.
Egan Bernal, the last Tour de France winner not named Vingegaard or Pogačar, finished 36th in his first Tour since returning from a near-fatal crash in January 2022.“It’s amazing to take my second victory in the Tour de France, I almost cannot believe it,” Vingegaard said Saturday. He called the matchup with Pogačar a “crazy battle.”
“I would never have been able to do this without my fantastic team. They’ve been there every day for me,” he added.Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.Torrey is a staff editor on The Athletic’s news team. Before joining The Athletic, she worked as a digital editorial producer at NBC Olympics.
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