After the 10th stage of this 112nd edition between Ennezat and the Mont-Dore Puy de Sancy, won by Simon Yates (Visma-Lease A Bike) this Monday, July 14, a consultant was circumspect on the strategy of the Danish team Jonas Vingegaard, Challenger N.1 of the outgoing winner, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
What are Jonas Vingegaard Visma play? The answer, if there is one, they are probably the only ones to have it. Upon arrival at Mont-Dore this Monday, where the winner of the Giro Simon Yates won, the Dutch team strategy made a lot of causing on the set of France Télévisions.
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“I wonder a bit about the tactic of the Visma to send guys to the front (Yates was with Victor Campenaerts in the big breakaway of the day, note) to win stages when you come to win the Tour. Pogacar, he does not send anyone to win the stages, they are not there for that,” said Laurent Jalabert in the preamble.
For the Mazamétain, consultant for the public channel, everything seems to indicate that the Danish, double winner of the Tour and already pointed out at 1’17 ” of the Slovenian, may have been a reason. “Does Vingegaard really have a conqueror spirit? Is he really convinced in the head that he can win this tour? We can ask the question when we see how he runs,” he continued.
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“Not a signal that we send to its leader”
Words supported by another former carrier of the yellow jersey, Thomas Voeckler, also a consultant for France TV: “Clearly, since the day after the time trial if I do not say stupidity, they (the screws, editor’s note) go ahead, they try to go and get a step. It is not a signal that we send to his leader. Normally, it is the day. Tactic in place, it is to allow its leader to resume time. “
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For those who are also coach of the French team, everything suggests that Dutch training already seeks to save appearances: “There, it has the impression that they at least secure Fanny in Paris. It does not mean that they cut their arms but I think they are perhaps accepting the superiority of Pogacar.”
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Perhaps they simply jumped at the opportunity, not having planned that the breakaway takes so much time (more than five minutes) and is competing for the final victory. Excellent climber, Yates, the fourth of the last edition, may have to serve as a support point for his leader in the event of major maneuvers, having not contributed beyond measure to advance the group of fugitives.
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“The goal was to be in the breakaway. And then the gap was really strong like that, I was able to get the stage victory. I did not expect it. We are there for Jonas, everything for the general classification […] There was a small setback but we are where we want, we run aggressively, I like it, “said the Briton after his third success on the Grande Boucle, six years after his two stages won in 2019.
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Not really something to convince “Jaja”, rather sarcastic: “This is what he says but in images, it is not clear at all. Victory is great, but I don’t see when he gave everything for Jonas today. Neither other days. He did his race.”
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