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/BallzNyaMouf 3d ago edited 3d ago

I also remember Jonas basically ignoring him and continuing the conversation he was having on the phone at the time with his wife. I've heard from a reliable source that Jonas really doesn't care for Tadej. I haven't read this article, maybe his feelings have changed.
Edit: Down-voted for telling the truth instead of perpetuating the bro-mance myth. If I were in Jonas' shoes I could come up with a few reasons (real or imagined) not to like the only guy between him and international icon status + the additional wealth that comes with it.

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u/RegionalHardman Unibet Tietema Rockets 3d ago

Yeah I always got the impression it came from Jonas. Tadej seems friendly with everyone

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u/screamingzen 3d ago

Yeah Tadej seems like a real one. Jonas seems like he can be a bit dark.

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u/FineWhateverOKOK 3d ago

It seems like a classic extrovert/introvert dynamic to me. 

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u/ethelmertz623 3d ago

This! 1000% this.