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“It\u2019s true that it was a risk but on the other hand, I think both Primo\u017e and I have been second in the Tour already.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yesterday, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) became the first Dane since Michael Rasmussen in 2007 to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour. And while Rasmussen had to later abandon the race, Vingegaard is set to take it all the way to Paris. He knew he had to attack on the queen stage in the Alps. And he did so in an astonishing fashion.<\/p>\n

“If I didn\u2019t try anything here, I\u2019d probably be second again but I preferred to try something and reach out for the victory, which we did today. I think it shows the mentality of the team, it\u2019s incredible for me and also for the team.<\/p>\n

“We wanted to attack from far, we wanted to try with Primo\u017e, and I think that shows again how big a rider Primo\u017e is. He was up for this plan, he really fought for it, and he went deep so we could challenge Tadej.”<\/p>\n

Despite the numerous attacks that Poga\u010dar faced, he didn\u2019t look phased at all.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Twitugal\/status\/1547240044053889025<\/p>\n

“I took a chance,” Vingegaard admitted. “To be honest, I didn\u2019t know if he was suffering but the team told me on the radio it would be steep with 5 km to go. I was thinking, \u2018Either they make it hard or I try to attack.\u2019 And that\u2019s what I did. I wanted to attack, and luckily, I could. In the end, I got a gap on him.”<\/p>\n

“On the Galibier over the top, he was very strong and he dropped everyone else, and I was a bit insecure about whether he was going full or not,” Vingegaard said in his post-stage press conference. “But on the last climb, I said if I don\u2019t try, I\u2019m not going to win.”<\/p>\n

“I was getting energy from hearing that the gap was growing but it was also a really brutal climb, and I was suffering a lot and I just wanted it to be over. I was completely on the limit from 3 km to go already,” Vingegaard admitted.\u00a0 “To be honest, when we did the recon of the stage, I didn\u2019t do the last climb on the bike. I jumped in the car, so I didn\u2019t experience it myself. Today I did, and it was a brutal climb.”<\/p>\n

So what about the upcoming days? Vingegaard still gives the 23-year-old Slovenian a lot of respect, no matter the fact that he\u2019s trailing 2 minutes and 22 seconds.<\/p>\n

“I still see Tadej as maybe the biggest competitor and I expect he will try to attack me every day when he has the chance,” Vingegaard explained. “For sure, it will be a hard race from now until Paris but we\u2019ll just do our best every day.”<\/p>\n

\u201eIt\u2019s not over yet,\u201c Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates) said after the stage. We\u2019re in for a big one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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