« Running only if he can win »
No compromise
Jonas Vingegaard’s next race participation is therefore still uncertain.
But one thing states the Visma management.
It won’t be with a half winggaard.
After the crash in Paris-Nice, the Danish Tour winner has been forced to stand over in Catalonia around.
Team Team Visma | Lease A Bike is now investigating whether he can get an extra run in his legs before the Critérium du Dauphiné in June.
It tells Sports Director Grischa Niermann to the Dutch media Wielerflits:
« It is true that we are looking at what is possible for him. It depends on when Jonas feels completely ready again, » says Niermann according to TV 2.
Although both the Romance Around and the Wallon classics are mentioned as opportunities, the message from the team management is clear.
If Jonas Vingegaard is going to start, he must be in top form:
« We do not send Jonas to a half -strength race. If he is driving, it is to compete for the victory and he must therefore be 100 percent ready, » says Niermann.
La Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège are run at the end of April and have both Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenpoel on the starting list.
Two profiles that Vingegaard are expected to match in this summer’s Tour de France.
The Dane has previously run both races three years in a row, but has not participated since 2022, when he left both.