19-year-old amateur cyclist Paul Capelle is rather Team Pogacar, but a bicycle outing with two of his friends may have changed everything for the young man. Everything changes when the car of the sports director of Visma-Lease a Bike, Grischa Niermann, doubles the trio halfway of the Soulor pass, which will be on the program of the 12th stage of the Tour de France 2025. “Niermann told us that Jonas Vingegaard was about two minutes in advance and that we could probably catch him because he did not drive very quickly. »Some big pedal strokes at 400 watts later, Paul and his friends arrive at the height of the double winner of the Tour de France.
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“I asked him, if it was not a problem, if we could accompany him. He accepted and we did almost all his gratitude with him. The young runners were conquered by the personality of the leader of the Visma, who did not appear haughty for a penny. “He was incredibly kind. He did not behave like a superstar, but as a normal person. It was a little training for him. He didn’t ride quickly, but we still had to fight to keep his wheels. »»
Two and a half months after his fall in Paris-Nice, Jonas Vingegaard is preparing for the Tour de France 2025, where he will try to beat Tadej Pogacar. In recognition in the Pyrenees, he will then attack an altitude internship in Sierra Nevada before finding the French roads on the Critérium du Dauphiné, his only preparation race before the big loop.
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