2023-07-19 07:35:41
The big victory of the Danish title holder in the time trial of the 16th stage on Tuesday is on the front page of many French and international media, between warrior and paranormal vocabulary to describe the Vingegaard shock wave.
Jonas Vingegaard’s demonstration in Haute-Savoie during the time trial to Combloux did not leave the press speechless on Wednesday July 19. In France as everywhere in Europe, the performance of the yellow jersey during the 16th stage marks a turning point in this Tour de France 2023, and perhaps even more. While his duel against Tadej Pogacar had kept the public and observers spellbound for two weeks, Tuesday’s 22.4 kilometers changed everything, and spread out in the headlines.
Pour The teamJonas Vingegaard was ” from another planet“. The sports daily evokes a now “flat” suspense, while its Slovenian rival is now pushed back to 1’48” in the general classification.
“Vingegaard took out his fire extinguisher in the heat of the Cascade de Cœur and Domancy hills to put out the stake that had been blazing since the start of this Tour de France, a fiery duel, a total suspense where the level differences between the two were imperceptible.“
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The Dane, winner last year, gave ” the clocks on time” estimated Free Charentein a time that Republican Yonne judge for his part” devastating“. He even manages to reconcile The Republican East et The Telegramunanimous in saying that the leader of Jumbo-Visma ” knocks out Pogacar“.
Internationally too, the performance of the yellow jersey of this Grande Boucle is breathtaking. The main daily newspaper of his native country, Extra Magazinetitre ” Vanvidsgaard“, contraction of the runner’s name and the word “vanvid”, crazy in Danish. If the Basque newspaper Deia borrows the same paranormal register from L’Equipe by qualifying Vingegaard as ” alien“, the Spanish press as a whole uses combat metaphors, more common on the boxing rings, even the battlefields than on the roads of the Tour.
” Vingegaard destroys Pogacar and heads for Paris” titre The world. “Vingegaard transformed the only time trial of the Tour de France, 22.4 kilometers rich in traps and heat, into a real massacre in which he destroyed Pogacar. A blow that could be definitive to arrive in Paris in yellow, while waiting for the two remaining mountain stages.” ” Overwhelming Leader” according The mail” danish steamroller“for Ace,” Vingegaard sinks Pogacar“concludes on his side Brand.
Victory and Doubts
With the Dane’s domination on Tuesday and his extraordinary performances, the specter of the dark years of cycling is also resurfacing in the minds and columns of the press. ” But how does he do it?” wonders The Parisian. ” While we were waiting for a new close duel with Tadej Pogacar, the Dane flew over the Combloux clock in an almost staggering way this Tuesday. And which recalls, in spite of itself, certain dubious dominations of the past“, continues the daily.
” Vingegaard’s performance ignited another inferno, one of suspicion“adds L’Equipe, while Jonas Vingegaard himself questioned the data displayed by his watt and kilometer/hour counter during the stopwatch.
On the subject, Le Figaro explains that for the past few days the runner has had to answer questions “that accompany the yellow jersey when domination challenges in a sport that still pays a heavy price for its ugly past.” To this question, Jonas Vingegaard answered: “All I can say is I’m not taking anything”transcribes the daily.
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