Faced with Tadej Pogacar, the helplessness of Jonas Vingegaard and La Visma-Lease A Bike

What we would not have given to hear the instructions provided in the headset of Jonas Vingegaard by his team. the Visma-Lease A Bike, Thursday, July 24, during the 18th^e stage of the Tour de France 2025? The line between Vif (Isère). Also, the Col de la Loze (Savoie), with its three outdoor climbs and its almost 5,500 meters of elevation gain, seemed the perfect playground for the leader of the Dutch formation to grab time at Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), always (largely) at the faced tadej pogacar, helplessness jonas top of the general classification.

But on arrival. the yellow jersey, second this Thursday behind the Australian Ben O’Connor (Jayco-Alula), further accentuated his advance on the Danes, third. Four minutes and 26 seconds in total now separate the two men when only one mountain stage remains on Friday. “” It was difficult to create deviations. I am happy to be always in mind and to have resumed timeenjoyed Tadej Pogacar. It was a very good day. »»

A moment, almost theatrical, sums up the cozy fight faced tadej pogacar, helplessness jonas between the two runners: a rocking point 42.4 kilometers from the line where the expectations, the looks and the shadow of the calculation took precedence over everything else. For 17 kilometers. they gauged, almost stubborn, transforming the expected confrontation into a mutual observation number, in the valley connecting the Madeleine pass to the Col de la Loze. “But what are they doing?” »»wonder the followers, in a form of polished misunderstanding. “It’s a sketch …”slides one of them, eyes riveted on his phone at the time of the final ascent.

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