{"id":195855,"date":"2024-06-05T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=195855"},"modified":"2024-06-05T16:46:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T16:46:50","slug":"wheelsroundup-evenepoel-wins-dauphine-time-trial-no-olympics-for-vingegaard-and-sagan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2024\/06\/05\/wheelsroundup-evenepoel-wins-dauphine-time-trial-no-olympics-for-vingegaard-and-sagan\/","title":{"rendered":"WheelsRoundup: Evenepoel Wins Dauphin\u00e9 Time Trial; No Olympics for Vingegaard and Sagan"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Game on!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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World time trial champion Remco Evenepoel showed that he has fully recovered from the injuries he sustained in the Itzulia Basque Country by winning Wednesday\u2019s time trial in the Crit\u00e9rium du Dauphin\u00e9 by 17 seconds over the European ITT champion Josh Tarling (INEOS Grenadiers).<\/p>\n

But he might have wished to put more time between himself and his main rival for the Dauphin\u00e9 GC, Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d (BORA-hansgrohe), who finished third at 39 seconds. Evenepoel now leads the GC race by 33 seconds over the Slovenian, with three difficult mountain stages to come. Visma\u2013Lease a Bike\u2019s impressive 24-year-old American Matteo Jorgenson finished fourth in the ITT and sits in third in the GC, 1:04 adrift.<\/p>\n

Both Evenepoel and Rogli\u010d (who was also injured in the Itzulia) will be riding in the Tour de France, which starts on June 29. The Dauphin\u00e9 has always been seen as a warmup for the Tour and an indication of the form of its prospective riders. If so, it looks as if both Evenepoel and Rogli\u010d have left their Itzulia injuries behind and are rounding into form nicely.<\/p>\n

Evenepoel was of course delighted with his performance. \u201cIt has been quite a long way, three weeks almost with no bike and then only four weeks of training,\u201d he told Eurosport after the stage. \u201cBeing on this level already is a good sign towards the Tour and also in my preparations. I can only be happy and proud of what I did today.”<\/p>\n

Giro d\u2019Italia winner Tadej Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates) and defending Tour champion Jonas Vingegaard (Visma\u2013Lease a Bike) will have watched this race with interest. If the Dane \u2013 who suffered the worst injuries in the crash that also brought down Evenepooel and Rogli\u010d \u2013 is given the green light for the Tour, it may yet be the Super Bowl of road racing all cycling fans have been dreaming about.<\/p>\n

Vingegaard not included in Denmark\u2019s Olympics team<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Vingegaard will skip the 2024 Olympic Games. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jonas Vingegaard will not be riding in the Paris Olympics this time around. The Danish Olympic Committee did not include the two-time Tour de France champion in its four-man team, preferring instead Mikkel Bjerg (UAE Team Emirates), Michael M\u00f8rk\u00f8v (Astana Qazaqstan), and Mads Pedersen<\/a>\u00a0and Mattias Skjelmose (both from Lidl-Trek). All four will represent Denmark in the road race on August 3. Bjerg will also race in the time trial on July 27.<\/p>\n

Though Vingegaard may be disappointed, he was not surprised. Last November he already said, \u201cI hope that I will be selected, but it will not surprise me if I am not. It may well be that the national coach chooses four others instead.\u201d The reason for his pessimism was, as he admitted, \u201cI don’t think the route suits me particularly well. There are so many good riders in Denmark, and when there are only four places, nothing is certain.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old Visma\u2013Lease a Bike leader is known for his unrivalled ability on long, steep climbs. But while the 273km Olympics course has plenty of climbing, its 11 ascents are all short and steep and better suited to a strong all-around rider like Pedersen.<\/p>\n

But Vingegaard is not giving up hope. \u201cI still have a dream of riding the Olympics at some point,\u201d he said last year.<\/p>\n

Sagan\u2019s Olympics dream also ends \u2013 for now<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Seven-time Tour de France green jersey winner Peter Sagan famously retired from road racing<\/a> in the hope of representing Slovakia at the Olympics in his first cycling love, mountain biking. A lot of elements had to align themselves for him to realize his Olympics dream, with both Slovakia and Sagan needing to accumulate enough points in the discipline to be allowed to compete in France this year.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, neither goal was attained, due in large part to Sagan\u2019s health. He was diagnosed with a form of cardiac arrythmia, or irregular heartbeat, in February and had to undergo two surgical interventions, in February and March. As a result, he was unable to ride in subsequent MTB events, including the final qualifying event, at the Nov\u00e9 M\u0115sto World Cup. As a result, both he and his national team did not amass enough points to be invited to the Olympics.<\/p>\n

Sagan has not yet commented on the disappointing result. But, knowing his tenacity, he may already be looking ahead to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He will be 38 then, and no doubt eager to give it a last shot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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