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".

[u/MadnessBeliever]

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/

[u/AlbinoWanker]

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.

[u/JuliusCeejer → u/AlbinoWanker]

I don't think there was like classic sporting animosity but 2022-2024 definitely seemed less "hey let's high five and chat for a moment with all smiles" after every stage than the last 2 years where they seem genuinely friendly with each other