That was fun. Thanks for reading, emailing and tweeting today. Congratulations to Jumbo-Visma and to Jonas Vingegaard for a superbly executed plan. Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates will be determined to bounce back, of course, and it’s all set up the second half of this race beautifully.
Another nice, easy day coming up tomorrow ...
See you soon for more.
“People don’t give Vingegaard enough credit,” writes Michael Enggaard. “He finished second in his debut last year, but still this is getting framed as a bad day for Pogacar and a team victory for Jumbo. Not much credit to the guy in the yellow jersey who rode the bike himself.”
A wonderful ride by Vingegaard, no question, although as he said in his interview it was a genuine team effort, and he would never have gained that much time today without the efforts of the whole team. However, for Vingegaard to have the strength to put nearly three minutes into Pogacar - that is an incredible individual ride, within a massive team effort.
