Vingegaard, from camping to paradise: how he almost escaped his destiny and the radars of the Jumbo

Our series on Jonas Vingegaard, the new boss of the Tour de France

We imagined a hat-trick from Pogacar, or the revenge of Primoz Roglic.

But few suspected that it would be him, the new king of France.

At 25, the Dane of the Jumbo-Visma, Jonas Vingegaard, will win his first Tour de France on Sunday.

Without really knowing him.

Here are three stories to better understand the new yellow jersey.

Thibaut Pinot and Romain Bardet are neither more nor less than privileged people, well-born, pure talents who have had a golden spoon placed in their mouths.

No, it was not these three weeks of the Tour that made us lose our minds.

Even if our nerves end the race in confetti, there is no question of disrespecting these formidable climbers.

Simply, these two had a crazy chance, that of having grown near their favorite amusement parks.

One in Franche-Comté, twenty miles from his beloved Planche-des-Belles-Filles, the other in Auvergne not far from his favorite bump rides.

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