Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard happy to be there
Tour de France, Jonas Vingegaard happy to be there
These are the words of Jonas Vingegaard, the 27-year-old Dane who has won the last two editions of the Tour de France, who è back from a terrible crash that occurred to him last April 4 at the Tour of the Basque Country. Vingegaard is set to tackle the 2024 edition of the Grande Boucle, which starts Saturday from Florence.
“È already nice to be here, the goal was to participate in the Tour, this è already a victory. After the crash it wasnè t easy, I had problems everywhere. È it was the worst period of my career, I had to fight to get in shape, to be ready for this very important race.
“Tadej (Pogacar, ed.) said he had Covid? I didn’t know that. Whether this will condition him in any way? You have to ask him. As for me, I hope to regain power in the course of the race. Possible to win the Tour after my crash? I don't know, I worked a lot, I'm not in bad shape, but the crash è it was terrifying, I was in bed for two weeks, already; being here è it's important and everything that comes next will be a gift. Did Pogacar write to me after the fall? No".
Accompanied to Florence by his wife and daughter, he added: “È their closeness is crucial, especially in the last months after the fall. I hope that all the work done together will bear fruit, we will see in the next three weeks. Already; participating è a victory, without the crash I would have said I was racing to win the Tour. I hope I am strong to try, but right now I cannot say".
