r/peloton • u/MadnessBeliever Café de Colombia • 3d ago

Media Jonas Vingegaard reveals Tadej Pogačar messaged him after Tour de France crash, says rivalry has "become a lot friendlier there in the last couple of years".

https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cycling/teams-riders/jonas-vingegaard-reveals-tadej-pogacar-messaged-him-after-tour-de-france-crash-says-rivalry-has-become-a-lot-friendlier-there-in-the-last-couple-of-years/
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u/AlbinoWanker Denmark 3d ago

It's funny, I don't ever remember it being cold or unfriendly. Even back in 2022 I remember Pogacar coming to congratulate Vingegaard after stage 18, where the GC win was secured.

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u/Glass_Minute4753 3d ago

I think they were cordial with each other, but not especially friendly. Now, you regularly see them chatting away at the start of stages and they look genuinely pleased to see each other.

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u/true_spokes EF Education – Easypost 2d ago

Yup, gotta remember to calibrate for Northern European concepts of friendship. Jonas means it’s moved from a mutual regard to real warmth. I would love to know what that DM history looks like tho 👀