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The Dane played down stories of post-Tour burnout in a lengthy interview, published by Het<\/em> Laatste Nieuws<\/em><\/a>, claiming it was all exaggerated. The stories didn\u2019t come out of nowhere, though. Jumbo-Visma Sports Director Frans Maassen stated in August last year that Vingegaard was having a tough time after the Tour due to increased pressure. Fellow Dane Michael Morkov said Vingegaard was \u201cno doubt exhausted\u201d. The champ later missed his home race, the Tour of Denmark, and only returned to racing after a two-month break in late September at a low-key race in Croatia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat was all exaggerated, the media has created a story that wasn’t there. Why should I hide?\u201d Cyclingnews<\/em><\/a> quoted the interview. “I’m still the same Jonas I was before my win. Quiet and peaceful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vingegaard was asked about the break after the Tour and simply answered: \u201cI celebrated my victory and then went home. It was no more or less than that. We were still thinking about a Vuelta participation but it was not ideal condition-wise. Seriously, I had fun with friends and family. I took my time to relax and have a good winter. As a Tour winner, everyone has an opinion about what you should and shouldn’t do, right?<\/p>\n

“Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, I can’t change that. All I can say is that it has no effect on me. I don’t care. I only listen to the people on the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

He did, however, admit to strange feelings at the post-Tour criteriums in Singapore and Saitama.<\/p>\n

“You sometimes feel like a circus monkey,\u201d he joked. \u201cOf course, you can also say ‘no’ to such an invitation. Then you don’t feel like a circus monkey but then you don’t have a financially sound deal either.”<\/p>\n

\"Jonas<\/a>
Vingegaard at the 2022 Il Lombardia. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 2023 Tour de France<\/a> will be very different. Be it for the route, very suited to climbers, or simply just for the fact that Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d won\u2019t be coming to the race. The Slovenian chose to race the Giro instead in 2023. The strategy of cracking Poga\u010dar on a climb like the Galibier<\/a> just won\u2019t be possible as Vingegaard admitted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith no Primo\u017e there,\u201d he recognised, \u201cit will not be possible.\u201d However, he is not looking for any excuses.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m looking forward to going back with the number one jersey. I will be the sole leader. That creates \u2013 just like the fact that I am the defending champion \u2013 more and, at the same time, less pressure. I won the Tour. Sometimes, I wake up and have to convince myself it wasn’t a dream but I know how to do it now.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I never win again, I can always say that I succeeded once. On the other hand, everything falls on my shoulders but I can handle that. No problem. It even feels comfortable to be the defending champion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Will he defend the title? What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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