For much of Jonas Vingegaard's legendary Tour de France rivalry with Tadej Pogačar, it's the Dane who has tended to ride more defensively than the Slovenian.
There have been exceptions to the rule, of course: the Col du Granon in 2022, and the stage to Laruns the year after, but in the main it's been Pogačar who has been the more attacking of the duo. Indeed, after last year’s gravel stage around Troyes, Remco Evenepoel accused Vingegaard of lacking the “balls” to race.
