‘I expected to lose more time’ – Jonas Vingegaard content with Tour de France time trial

On Friday, the Tour de France’s stage 7 time trial drew to a close in the race’s first week. In the process, the stage further clarified a GC picture that many had expected before the race’s great Tuscan jaunt kicked off three weeks of action en route to Nice.

The 25.3km test against the clock, run against the backdrop of the vineyards of Burgundy, brought starring roles for the ‘big four’ Tour de France contenders – yellow jersey Tadej Pogačar, world time trial champion Remco Evenepoel, defending champion Jonas Vingegaard, and 2020 runner-up Primož Roglič.