Jonas Vingegaard SCARY Time Trial Performance in Tour de France 2023 Stage 16 

This channel singlehandedly turned me into a cycling enthusiast, the passion you put into these recaps is really contagious. I was absolutely on the edge of my seat today, what an awesome TT!! can't wait to see if and how Poggy will try to retaliate!

He didn’t just smoke one guy who was close on GC, he smoked the entire field and the entire sport.

From the first 2 corners alone you knew Vingegaard wasn't messing around. And you could see a clear difference between his lines and the way he took his turns and Pogacar's all along the course. That plus the bike change was worth a lot of time already!

Michael Mørkøv said he met Jonas on recon, seeing him go back and forth to try many of the corners several times. He knew how to take every single corner.

I see nobody talking about the top 10 by Pedersen. Really impressive for him

Jonas is an underrated descender imho: I looked very closely at the descents the peloton rode down during several mountain stages, and I noticed that throughout this Tour the Dane has been choosing good apex lines and he often got almost too close to the rider ahead of him, as a result of better turning trajectories (for example descending the Joux Plane with Pogacar). Today in this TT he went flat out in the descent after the first côte, taking many risks that eventually payed him back

Respect the grind of LR of over 2 weeks of absolute banger highlight videos. GOAT 🐐

Jonas rode this to literal perfection. He also maintained an extremely good aero position pretty much all the way. TJV and Jonas clearly did their homework here. It looked like he'd done the route 100 times before. One of the absolute best TT's ever.

I was there in person. I was telling the guys next to me that we were witnessing history. No one wanted to believe Jonas' performance. It was an incredible experience. 🎩👏🚀

That performance from Jonas was out of this world. Pog looked absolutely crushed towards the end of the TT when he realised that he would lose badly against Jonas. Jonas on the other hand looked so relaxed during the interview at the end knowing he won the TdF with that stage...

Really proud of my boy Sepp Kuss 🇺🇸 he's not typically a good time trialer...he even said he really doesn't like the TT bike...but finished 14th on the stage, just 3:40 behind Jonas. He's still top 6 on GC and I'm hoping he can climb his way into the top 5 (pun intended) Obviously Jonas was the big story and rightly so...but Sepp we see you bro! Up the Jumbo Visma boys 🌕🌑🌕

these two guys display such good sportsmanship. It is refreshing.

Jonas already took 5 seconds just going through the first two turns 😂 his steering was out of this world! So much difference in body language between him and Tadej.

I heard that Jonas did trial runs on this stage all morning, testing the same corners and turns several times, to get them just perfect. He was well prepared for this stage, and it really turns out the preparation was well spent.

During Vingegaards celebration, Mads Pedersen told Vingegaard to not be so humble and the he could see how much planning, training and effort Jumbo Visma had put into this TT

Vingegaard's default position seemed to look a lot more aero than other riders especially in the curvature of his back in relation to his helmet, and as he rode seemed to maintain that very aggressive aero position for much longer than a lot of the other riders. In a lot of spots where other riders let up and got a little more upright, he stayed down and powered through.

That TT for Vinegaard was unreal. On any other day, we'd be praising Pogacar for a great performance but he was in a class of 1 today.

If you compare Jonas with the other riders, he attacked every corner, every round about like he was being chased by hungry cannibals.. He didn't change bikes and he rode the course SEVERAL times while Pogi made backflips in the pool. He did bet his life on that stage and he showed unheard technical skills. He didn't change bikes and kept his momentum. The other riders did so many mistakes that it was crazy. Jonas was not only the strongest, the most technical, but also the smartest

huge Tadej fan, but how can you not love Jonas he comes off so humble

History was made. He didnt just beat Pogacar, he was twice as fast as the guy who already was 4 times faster than everybody else. Its insane how good Pogacar's TT was and then seeing Vinguegaard taking time in every single corner

Just watched highlights from TDF 2021 TT stage 5. Noticed that back then, Jonas finished 3rd, faster than both Roglic and Van Aert, and almost same time as Stefan Küng who was a TT monster back then. Only beaten for real by Pogacar who won the stage. And not a mountain TT as in 2023 but an almost flat route of 27 km! So all the comments about Jonas "suddenly" performing at TT compared to earlier are not in line with reality. He´s always been a very strong TT rider but has obviously improved even further during 2022 and 2023.

Whenever I finish working I will just refresh your channel uploads until you’ve posted the latest stage analysis. Great work and love the fact that you are allowed to use ASO content this year :)

Jonas was a beast today. Really showed he’s the best of the best this year. I hope he keeps the momentum through to these last stages.

Fantastic time trial, one of the most exciting I've seen on TdF. Really wanted WVA to win this, but such an amazing performance from Jonas from the moment he left the starting blocks. Now desperately hoping WVA can win one of the last few stages 🤞

At first I thought this was unbelievable, and I still think this is an outrageous performance by Jonas, where everything just went perfect for him, but I also think that it is explainable the more you think about it: The dare-devil decent: +20sec (confirmed by time check) Jonas probably keeping his powder drier during the first two weeks and fully concentrating on the TT probably adds another 10sec. on the flat No bike change: +20sec JV keeping it aero on the climb while Pog visibly struggling, getting out of the saddle, swinging and (admitted himself in the post-race interview) not feeling to good on the climb: +40sec And having the time trial bike at the flatter end: 8sec (Obviously I didn't check every part of the stage and time difference, so just a rough guess) So I'd say it adds up pretty logically and it's at the most 50% pure physical performance that made the difference.

Did we just witness Jonas revolutionize ITT? He took the corners like madman. Roglic's final ITT performance in the Giro, was insane as well compared to Tadej smoking him in 2020. We also saw similar performances in the last TDF TT with Jonas able to green the rest of the field behind Wout and Tadej before he slowed down. So believable on more ends than just one or two outliers. I'd personally say the main decider came down to weight though. I'd say Tadej was right on changing the bike for weight reasons but Jonas' overall system weight is so much less so even if he doesn't have the power he could still have a higher W/kg rating. Granted, there was other stuff like the aero losses due to bike change but Jonas still takes it regardless of time gap. And Wout Van Aert in third is well. . . Wout, no-one else has the performance to go after 2 weeks of racing, we saw the same top 3 in Stages 18 and 20 in last year's TDF. I predicted Jonas just needed one huge time gap and defend the rest and well I think we found out which stage that was on.

This TT was a work of art by Jonas. Absolute masterful riding! 💪❤️

There are literally thousands of bicycle racers. Riding at the World Tour level is an incredible selection, but then to see what Vingegaard does at the pinnacle of that group today is astounding.

I just enjoy having two leaders who are both nice guys! That ride was legendary from Jonas.

Well done jonas , Good luck Pogacar in the coming stages

As a Pogi fan boy I must say Chapeau Vingegooooooo!

3 Danes, Vingegaard . Skjelmose - Pedersen, in top 10 on a TdF time trial is insane!

Vingegaard is a different man from last year. So much more power and confidence in himself, and what sportsmanship between these two. Bitter rivals on the bikes and friendly off the bikes. Truly world class gentleman.

Nothing less than a dominant performance by Jonas-he didn’t just beat Pogacar (and most probably cement winning this year’s Tour), he SMOKED the entire field! But ANYTHING can happen, and there’s still some tough climbing left. Great Tour.

That was a great TT by Jonas...Amazing to win by that much...Congratulations..

so happy for jonas

That was the ride of a true champion. We'll be talking about this stage for years.

i am not surpriced - Vingegaard would have won the time trial last year, but he gave the win to Wout Van Aert. Vingegaard is a phenomena on a mountain time trial

He said to Danish TV that he didn't believe his Watt calculator on his bike, so much power had he

Vingegaard was aiming for 360watts, but he kicked 380watts. In the climb, vingegaard said he was doing 380+ watts, so he was pedaling about 6.6 watts per kilo on a time trial bike.... The last ones to reach such values were Armstrong, Pantani...

From now on we can say Vingegaard is the best Tour de France GC cyclist and Pogacar is the best all season road cyclist.

I was thinking the same thing, jonas is going too fast before the climb like remco's second tt satge of this year's giro. And i expected tadej will take few seconds back at the climb. But it was absolutely wrong! The performance of jonas today was outstanding and Overwhelming. So shocked. Just unbelievable...

Just an absolutely incredible performance by Vingegaard

Two stages back for Pogi to fight back. However Jonas looks too strong - and good for him and cycling in general. We need this rivalry between UAI and Jumbo, and I just love that Jonas is so humble and lets the legs speak for him😊

Pogacar just did the best TT he has ever done and lost 1 minute and 38 seconds. Crazy

As a Dane I was resigned to the fact that Pogi almost certainly would be too strong today. When the first indicator came that Jonas Vingegaard was smoking Pogi, I just didn't believe it. "That can't be right" I thought. And then it just got wilder and wilder from then on. What an epic battle those two have given us this year.

Insane performance. So insane that it unavoidably brings back the doubts and shadow of the past. I’ll choose to ignore it. Crazy battle! What a wonderful looser Pog shows to be, amazing character. Grande Vingegaard, what a deserved champion!

On Dutch tv there was an interview with A guy at Jumbo Visma who explained how they tackled this TT from the start of march, with over 30 people at JV that work on perfecting their riders performances this TT. They decided all the way in march they wouldnt do a bike-change for instance, and they have so many analists that almost work like a formula1 team in terms of performance-bettering. Tadej had A great day, Jonas had A super day, but as far as I see it, the biggest difference was the team and the preperation. At JV they make cycling, and especially something they have controle over like A TT, into A science. The difference in money, the millions that Pogacar makes more than Jonas, goes into the team at JV, with this kind of stages as A result.

I had a feeling vingegaard was getting a better and better in this tour compared to pogacar. Going in to today I tought they would be roughly equal, this is crazy!!

Should have added the part of the interview where Vingegaard said he thought his powermeter was broken since the numbers were too high while he was "holding back"

Im still speechless hours after the race..... I have never seen anything like this..... crazy performance, who would have thought, really enjoyed the minimal gap on GC but now its looking almost over, unless UAE pulls something crazy tommorrow or on stage 20. we all know pogi wont give up until the end, so excited for the days to come :)

Seems like the heat really affected Pogi today - found it weird he didn't have an ice bag considering he's struggled with the heat before. The first few meters and the first turn from Jonas was a perfect indication of what was to come. The way he attacked the turns and corners was pure perfection, and his performance today overshadows what an amazing tt it was from Pogi. Pogi outclassing WVA is an incredible achievement considering the stage, but Jonas with probably one of the best tt of all time. 3 Danes in top 10 is also a great accomplishment. Looking forward to the next few days where Pogi has to risk it all.

Jonas is a force of nature. He is utterly on fire and is great in the mountains so unless he has some huge issue or a total collapse its all over. Pog will still fight like hell though so looking forward to the battles in the mountains.

love the sportsmanship. Inspiring

Can you do a side by side comparison of Jonas' vs Pog's TT using ASO footage? it'd be cool to see exactly where Jonas gained on Pog.

Remember back in the day when Contador's Saxo-Tinko team caught everyone napping in the crosswinds and basically Team time trialled to the end... UAE need a performance akin to that tomorrow to bring back a gap like that.

What a performance! Can’t help to feel a bit sad that the Tour is over, and in a TT at that.

This reminds me of Cadel Evans back in 2011. People were wondering how much time he would lose to the Schlecks, instead he comes out and nearly wins the whole TT and claims yellow on the last competitive stage of the tour. Amazing performance from a GC rider who wanted to win more than anyone else.

The gap between 10 and 3 is 40 seconds. The gap between Jonas and Wout is over 4 times that gap. What a performance

Vingegaard seems to have lured Pogacar in the long run, letting him come closer and closer in the last couple of stages - then showing Pogacar on the last stage in the mountains that he could sit on wheels, and then today on the TT - he totally showed what he’s made off. When Vingegaard was asked on Danish television 4-5 days ago in an interview - what he thought about the time between the winner and 2nd place would be - he said “it will be minutes”. Godt gået Jonas! 💪🏼

Outstanding performance by Pogacar. He was not weak, maybe not his personal peak but not weak compared to others like WVA. But Jonas performance was out of this world

Mind blowing. Nobody was expecting this. Great ride from both of them, but obviously Jonas just killed it.

A critical remark: Vinge didn't take much time at all on the flat part, from 1st to 2nd timecheck he took most of the time on the downhill. You can go back and check, a couple of kilometers before the 2nd timecheck they showed that Vinge was 30s ahead like he was at the timecheck. Vinge however said that he took it a little bit "easier" on the flat part before the climb, but maybe Pog did that also. Pog lost time on the climbs, in the technical corners and on the downhill.

An ineffable combination of aerobic power and anaerobic capacity has led Vingegaard to the performance that all cycling fans will remember for a long time

This is a battle for the history books. We're so lucky to be seeing this. Vive Le Tour!!

That was the craziest performance i have seen since that 2020 tt from pogacar

Congrats Vingo, fantastic job:)

This has been a wild ride. Very enjoyable Tour so far, but nothing compares to your commentary. Crazy numbers on today's TT.

Very excited for today’s stage as well… what a incredible hard tour so far.

As I said before this stage , my heart was with pogačar but reason was with vingegaard. Vingegaard has been real confortable and exudes a calm confidence that is already messing with pogačar's mind. The only good thing about this result, is that it will take the pressure off pogačar and it's absolutely gloves off for tomorrow, that will break the tactical side of things which will be great for the show. With pogačar now with nothing to lose, maybe it will suit him better, but it's not looking good for him at the moment. What an incredible performance from vingegaard, absolutely insane. I knew he was going to be in good shape, but to take a minute from pogi and two minutes from wout, was brutal to say the least.

In % terms, this arguably is the single most dominant performance by an athlete in any sport ever. He was 5% better than pogacar and 10% better than the next best field. At this level, that's unheard of - essentially 3x the margin peak Usain bolt had over his competition

Incredible ride by Vingegaard. Still a few more mountains to come, but hard to see where Pogacar can pull back time. One thing we can count on is that Pog will try, so it will be a good week of racing.

Jonas had this TT and now the Tour in the bag. The IV bag.

I have seen his time trail so many times I stopped counting, it was so impressive, awesome to see. And btw. presenter, there were 2 minutes between the GC contenders not 3 :).

Tadej had a brilliant TT, he smashed the entire field. Then Jonas comes along and obliterates Tadej...so insane. Jonas beat Wouts time by 2 min 51 seconds, what a beast.

Unless Jonas is injured or has several bad days I'd say the tour is over. A single bad day is unlikely to result in losing 90 seconds, not impossible but not likely. Honestly, I thought Tadej was going to smoke Jonas today and take Yellow but that did not happen. These two are way above everyone else!

Great fricking job Jonas 🎉👏

Thanks for showing us that the barriers in the first corner were moved after the crashes - great attention to details.

Fantastic summary of this remarkable time trial stage 😊👍. Thank you very much.

One could just see from second number one that Jonas was WAYYYY more focused on the TT-track, focused on saving even tenths of a second compared to Tadej at each turn and each corner.There were just worlds between the performance of number 1 and 2 in this TT

BRAVO Absolutely incredible Vingegaard, and I am glad I could witness this all time greatness of performance.

Lets gooo Jonas! Amazing perfromance!

Perfect run by Vingegaard, he did take a lot of risks but he definitely studied the route and knew how to ride it to perfection. He did take a lot of risks though.

The Tour is over. Jonas has won this. And keep in mind that today's stage with the finish at Courchevel, was Jonas' plan to increase the gap between him and Pogacar. People keep forgetting that Jonas will attack on this stage and can add another minute to Pogacar

Jonas = Amazing. So so good!!! Wow. What a time trial.

Vingo might as well have been Miguel Indurain in a 60km TT in the 90s. Absolutely ridiculous 😂😂😂

JBV really learned from the Tour that got away and they have really drilled these TT stages now. Beasts🤪

Jonas' quads look absolutely monstrous in his thin frame. His body language was also so aggressive. Tadej look amateurish and tired in comparison, which is crazy because tadej also obliterated everyone else!

I ahve been a rogla fan but it is too hard to hate pog. Always the first man to congratulate.

Ohhh Yeah..! 👏👏💪💪🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 Go, Vingegaard 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰

Jonas's ribcage is very large for his size and very aerodynamic!

Numbers don't lie. This is the most significant margin in TdF ITT history. Indurain 1992 got 3:00 over 65 km, and now it's 1:38 in 22.4 km. With a simple linear extrapolation, Indurain should beat any competition by almost 5 minutes to match this performance. Congrats on the superb result but questions can be asked in the near future.

In the very first corner Jonas was 2 seconds faster. In. The. First. Corner.

Fire works stage for sure! Jonas was on another level!

Excellent storytelling here Lantern, loved how you revealed the time checks bewtween Jonas & Pog! Also great vocab slipping in the 'resplendit' into the vid casually.

An incredible performance, I believe that everyone is amazed. Go JV...

To take all that time this far into the tour must have crushed pod , That was a tour winning ride 🧨🧨🔥

I'm Slovene and I was screaming at the TV today when I saw by how much Jonas was beating Pog. I was so impressed by Pog's TT as it was deffo one of his best if not his best TT effort and preformance ever. I mean putting more than a minute in Wva who is an awsome TT rider was absolutley insane but when I saw Jonases time I knew immideatly that the tour was over. Jonases preformance does leave some doubts (due to what was happening in the recent 20 years with doping) but I don't wanna blame or accuse anyone of doping until we get offical comfirmation. Pogacar did say he had a bad day on Slovene TV even tho he did a once in a lifetime preformance but Jonas just did so much better. But regardless of what they are both out of this world as of right now I mean the fact that the rest of the peloton was more than 3 minutes behind is just unreal. That being said allthough I do think that the tour is sadly over and I am sad that Pog wont win this year I love the fact that he doesn't give up no matter what. The fact that he said he will keep on trying despite being more than a minute behind is what I truly respect and as a Slovene im so proud that we have a cyclist like him. I'm sad that Pog wont win this year probably but congrats to Jonas I personally respect him as a rider even though I want Pog to win!

Unreal performance...i was rooting for Pog. But you have to give Jonas props he was flying, even uphill on a TT bike crazy

"The best time trial in bicycle racing history". That was the first reaction on Dutch tv right after the after Vignegaard's finish of no less than Tom Dumoulin, former WC and Olympic silver time trialist.