'If we were afraid of Tadej, we wouldn't be here' - Jonas Vingegaard takes aim at Tour de France yellow jersey

Former Tour champion says he has bulked up to become more powerful

Jonas Vingegaard ahead of the 2025 Tour de France
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If you want to understand how close the rivalry is between Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard at the Tour de France, look no further than the following stat: across the last four editions of the race, more than 328 hours of racing, less than 90 seconds separate their cumulative times – 1:25, to be exact.

The scales, as it stands, fall in Pogačar’s favour, but Vingegaard is out to change that.

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill, and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides. His best result is 28th in a hill-climb competition, albeit out of 40 entrants.

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