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Old 04-16-2024, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark McM View Post
It seems likely that Vingegaard will not be back in time for the Tour de France, or if by some miracle he does make it to the start line, he won't be in top form. With Wout Van Aert also recovering from injuries, and Christophe LaPorte taking over leadership for the Giro, who will be Visma-Lease a Bike's leader at the Tour? Will the reins of TdF leadership be turned over to Sepp Kuss?
If I were Visma, my strategy would be to keep Vingegaard home from France and hope he can get a proper build up for the Vuelta.

For the TdF, I would make my primary plan to have this year be a Wout unleashed tour, where he goes for stage wins and the green jersey without having to do domestique work in between.

Then I'd let Sepp Kuss ride for GC, but without the team support that Vingegaard would have received (but without the team counterattacks like in the Vuelta).
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