HE big team Conscientiously preparing for the lap time trial for months, he was convinced this was the key phase for Jonas Vingegaard to secure his second consecutive victory in the race. Tadej Pogacar is showing off by winning the spring classics, and the yellow jerseys are already I trained in the Alps He was physically and technically preparing to punish the Tour in stage 16, when last Tuesday the Danish star crushed his Slovenian opponent who sank in Courchevel the next day.
Mathieu HeijboerJumbo’s head of performance traveled to France at the end of October last year to review all stages of the Tour on site. was recorded The difficult moments of the 21-day competition and the victory were immediately understood. take revenge The only scheduled time trial in the test had to withstand 22.4 kilometers.
take revenge He went to the Alps in April. At the time, Pogacar was focused on getting all kinds of accolades after falling and breaking his ankle after running the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold Race, Fleche Wallonne, and Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Recovery was slower than expected and the Slovenian phenom had only one month to prepare for the Tour.
In its place, take revenge Since the spring he had been training at least three times a week on his time trial bike, the ‘goat’. It was training sessions that I combined with fast climbing on a light bike, which was about two kilos lighter than the bike against the clock. Like this, take revenge while going against the clock he tried to achieve the same wattage as climbing mountains.
Giro’s background
Jumbo did something similar with Primoz Roglic, who sacrificed the entire Giro and decided to risk his luck on the time trial scheduled the day after the triumphant journey through Rome on Mount Lussari. He even used a specially designed plate and teeth. gravel bikesThe latest fashion among cyclists.
Jumbo embodied in the Tour spared no effort. They did the same in 2022 when they decided that the key would be the mountain stage of Granon. On this occasion, they even managed to count on cooperation. plum secludedManchester United coach who advises them on the motivational techniques he uses with his players.
They paid the utmost attention to the bike that Vingegaard was going to use in the time trial, which consisted of a complex ascent to the Domancy level, famous because it was there. bernard hinault He ruined the 1980 World Cup he won. They never thought of changing bikes as they did. pogakarand they decided to bet on a ‘goat’ as light as possible, where they even removed the varnish from the frame to reduce the weight by 100 grams, and for sponsorship reasons, they left the manufacturer Cervélo, which only serves their bikes.
Jumbo prides himself on keeping another secret, but that will only happen if Wout van Aert, already a father, wins the World Time Trial. And I’m looking for the ins and outs to lead take revenge To win the lap, the race progressed to another passing stage yesterday, was penalized and Slovenia won Matej MohoricPartner of Pello Bilbao and Michael Landa in Bahrain. This Saturday comes the last mountain stage featured vosges.