On the occasion of the last day in the mountains and therefore an opportunity to overthrow Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) on this Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard appeared resigned in advance this Friday on the 19th stage. Unlike the day before, the Danish and his team Visma | Lease a Bike did not try at all at all launching the big maneuvers on this shortened course within 100 km and explosive, and it seems that the dolphin of the yellow jersey has rather preferred to bet everything on a stage victory in La Plagne so as not to leave empty -handed from this 112nd edition. Very wait -and -see in the final ascent, the double winner of the Tour spent his time following his Slovenian rival, which he did not relay once in hunting Thymen Arensman (INEOS Grenadiers).
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“I was more focused on stage victory than saving time”
Result, the Dutch has kept enough in advance in the last kilometer to resist the return of a Awesome who certainly launched his sprint too late to fail at two seconds … briefly responding to TV2on Danish television, Jonas Vingegaard did not hide his disappointment and confirms his strategy of the day. “”Of course, it is a disappointment. I tried to play the game in the last climb, and I was more focused on the stage victory than to save time. It's a shame that Thymen Arensman is there, of course. But it was very strong today“, he soberly commented. It is therefore most likely with a 2nd place as general (at 4'24” of Pogacar for the moment), eight stage podium (4 times 2nd, 4 times 3rd) but no 5th victory on the Tour that Awesome will conclude his 5th participation in the Large loop.
