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Tour de France: Jumbo-Visma, the infernal winning machine

2022-07-22T16:41:44.289Z


ANALYSIS – Dane Jonas Vingegaard relied on the collective strength of his team to tame Tadej Pogacar.


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On the eve of the parade on the Champs-Élysées, with its collection of jerseys (yellow and polka dots for the Dane Jonas Vingegaard, green for the Belgian Wout van Aert) and the stage victory for Christophe Laporte this Friday in Cahors, the Jumbo-Visma formation relishes a full box.

In Copenhagen, the Dutch team (winner of the last three editions of the Tour of Spain with Primoz Roglic, and on the podium of the last three Tours de France with Steven Kruijswijk 3rd in 2019, Roglic 2nd in 2020 and Vingegaard 2nd in 2021) displayed its sprawling ambition without worrying about the risks of dispersion.

A uniting team challenged the huge favorite Tadej Pogacar.

Heir to the Rabobank team which, strangled by doping cases and financial disputes, disappeared from the peloton in 2012, Jumbo (supermarket chain) took over (joined in 2019 by Visma of management software).

With less means, before growing up.

Inspired by the Sky team, which became…

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Source: lefigaro

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