While Visma-Lease a Bike have ensured that Jonas Vingegaard's racing the Giro d'Italia-Tour de France double in 2026 is a data-driven endeavour, the Dane couldn't help but highlight the less tangible factor of feeling "new energy" when it comes to why he's opted for a change in approach.
Ever since he broke through fully as a GC hopeful at the Tour in 2021, Visma have had a tried and tested approach to success at cycling's biggest race: altitude camp, Critérium du Dauphiné, altitude camp again, and then race the Tour.
