Halfway through the interminably long stage to the Blockhaus of the Giro d’Italia on Friday, Jonas Vingegaard saw the TV cameras were pointing in his direction and – as he has done so many times – he blew a kiss to his family.
Later, as he crossed the line for his 10th Grand Tour stage triumph, he kissed the photo of them on his handlebars three times in tribute.
We’ll never know whether Vingegaard either misheard or actually deliberately blanked one journalist’s question about whether he thought Gall could actually win the Giro, after the stage. But as the Dane said, Gall’s performance will certainly provide food for thought in the days to come.
“Felix was super-strong, he’s shown that many times that he can push a lot of watts,” Vingegaard said about the former winner of the toughest stage of the 2023 Tour de France over the Col de la Loze to Courchevel.
“He didn’t surprise me….
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