VISMA is Getting TIGHT on Time 

Just glad to see Jonas walk out of the hospital on his own two feet. Everything else is secondary. Hoping he has a speedy recovery.

I'm a UAE, Pogi fan.. BUT, I wish Jonas all the luck in the world, hope he can come back 100%... and have another colossal TDF....

I had a similar lung injury a few years back. These guys have incredible powers of recovery, but this is a bridge too far.

naaah, we've seen what pogi went through because of his wrist, it's impossible to be "tour de france fit" in 70 days after such a shock to the body, but that's just my humble opinion, i wish jonas all the best!

Thanks Chris. Always enjoy your insights.

Great insight Chris 👍

Great show Chris, yeah man, pins n needles Bro!!

Appreciate your perspective. Definitely the most unique and of highest quality content being delivered to us. Thank you!

so exiting. always like a thriller. really informative and entertaining

Fingers crossed that Jonas can ramp up and be in top shape. He makes the sport exciting!

Dont see it happening. Its a bloody shame would have been an epic tour, with all the best riders on each their team. same for remco

Chris, Thanks for the breakdown. Always learn from your analysis.

thanks for the analysis Chris.

I cannot even imagine the pressure ....ugh... it is hard enough having everyday life struggles..... I wish Wout and Jonas a speedy recovery!!! You too Chris! Sorry about your finger! 🫣

Well said.

Having a finger dislocation pulled - I can relate, not fun. I don’t think Jonas will start the TDF this year. 12 days in hospital these days is a looong time. Hospital stay lengths have decreased for a bunch of reasons but one is better recovery outcomes when patients can go home as soon as they are stable and improving. Every case is different but fact they had to keep him in that long to me indicates serious injuries.

Godspeed Jonas.

I agree, this is going to be close!

my first Ride after getting shot through the legs ('87) was 2 hours but in my lowest gear about a 42x23, an Old Lady passed me near Lubbock High School (Buddy Holly!!) & she was idling past in her 1st gear, I swear that old 50's Ford Black&White is still a block from work in the neighborhood to remind me how good "Coming Back" truly and sweetly is O/O°

Yeah the Kuss thing, hurts to hear but true. He hasn't dropped the big players to win a stage. He's consistent and gains time just be default, but if he's close and tries to go, they'll cover it. Would be awesome for sure, but he's gotta drop some big players.

Wout does need circumstances he makes circumstances… loved it chris

Great shirt today!

First things first, good to see Jonas walk out of the hospital and hope his recovery goes well. As for Visma, they have some time but not a lot of it. I think their plans for the Giro are mostly set by now. Getting to the Tour is a different situation. I say by the time the peloton gets through the Dauphine (I'd even throw in the Tour de Suisse), their ambitions for the Tour need to be set and build the squad around that person. There's some time but the discussions need to start happening soon.

That Would dude sat on the indoor trainer for 114km so he seems motivated for something... Wishing Jonas the best and it would be a awesome showdown... Thanx as usual to Chris - the voice of cycling! No offers yet to be a DS or something?

He can get ready for the Vuelta . . . Not a bad plan for Jonas. Jonas will not be able to start in TDF. Nobody is going to compete with Tadej this year, which is a shame because just 2 weeks ago the cycling world was salivating over possibility of the Vingegaard, Pogi, Roglic, Remco duel.

According to Strava, Wout Van Aert road outside for the first time today - 18 miles in a little over an hour. That's a good sign!

I'm going to die of boredom if Pogi cake walks the Giro into the TDF

Chris, really miss listening to you on the Tour telecast and love your stories on here but buddy, please just take a breath here and there and slow down a little bit cause by the time you're finished by blood pressure is up and I'm exhausted. LOL..... But keep delivering the great content!

If im Visma i bring a stage hunting machine of a team plus Kuss for maybe a top 5 top 10 G.C placement. Bring Olaf, Wout, Jorgenson, Kuss, Benoot, Laporte, another high level climber and a guy like DVB to ride flats and hills all day and can still be a threat in a break. Just a team that can blow up any stage if they so choose to. If Jonas is out obviously.

Sadly I doubt Jonas can be fit enough to win the Tour and he wouldn't want to go there just for a top 10, so maybe he will target the Vuelta. I'd like to see a super strong VismaLAB team at the tour with no GC ambition, just go there to light up the race and win some stages. With the strength in depth they have they could set new records for most stage wins in the Tour by one team, that would be fun to watch.

agree with you! Not sure why Kooij isn’t getting more traction to make is TDF debut. Best chance to take a stage. Sepp should go for polka dots in preparation for the Veulta

Kuss to the rescue! 🎉

Glad that he was discharged from the hospital, I hope he can have a quick recovery and take part in the tour,I think he will manage to make it

It seems clear that Pogi is in the catbird seat (fitness and team) but it would be very cool to see what Sepp could do as VLB’s GC rider. I think folks underestimate what he´s capable of if he’s not dragging Jonas or Primoz up any of those climbs and isn´t being told by his DS to slow down. Punch your ticket..vamos!

Well...Kuss had two tours in his legs prior to the Vuelta... He also pretty much dropped everyone else... I have a feeling this year's tour is wide open.

Jonas Vingegaard is lucky to have a contract untill 2028. You always have to remember that the team managers have their best interests as a priority. Not his. Your employer are never your friend. No matter what they'll tell you. In this case, the team only wants to maximize the three year left to his contract. The good thing is that a premature return might be as costly to them but still, they'll be pushing hard for his comeback. He should be careful and put in the balance the time that is left to his career after the contract. Who knows, he might end up being the next Chris Froome. The team only cares about the cost of the remaining of his contract while he's not on the road potentially bringing victory for the sponsors. Just look at how much consideration the team has shown for Primož Roglič last year. Many professional athletes are not wise enough in these situations.

Chris, how grading on Tadej will racing the Giro be in terms of how it would effect his Tour? curious to get your take on this in my head it will be a great tune up for the tour but im not a professional lol and i understand its a grand tour!

agreed its a tough call for Visma. I think Olav Kooij should be their main sprinter and if Wout makes its the mountain hybred domestique leadout man. I doubt Vindegaard will make it though to survive the mountains without being humid by Pogy.

Kooj as a sprinter can do both Giro and Tour... although I don't see him as a guarantee to win a stage on TDF... But it's more a question of focus...GC or stages...

I like this topic. Lance did 7 TDFs, but I don’t recall him having a schedule like these guys. He almost was solely reserved for the TDF. With Jonas, why don’t they do the same? Does he need to be racing at this level for these B races? If PR was still on the squad I could see it, but they are hamstrung. UAE is gonna come out on top of them I think. I kinda wanna see Bernal and ineos podium. That’s just me.

Thanks for the videos❤. How good is a rider if he finished first two stages about 25mins(13+12) down on the GC leader in tour the ALPS ? What’s his level? Thanks Chris.

Would love to see visma ride for wout van aert though that could be fun.

Glado to see all the riders involved in crash recovering so quickly. In terms of Jonas I simply do not see how he can possibly get in to the Tour-wining shape this year. He can go for stages but GC is out of the game. This crash just present a unique opportunity for Primož Roglič to win the Tour. Of cours Pogi has to be number one favourite, but after the Giro it will be really hard to keep it up all the way till the end of the Tour. Go Rogla! 🇸🇮❤👏🏻

it would be great if Jonas (and Remco) makes it on time being fit for the TDF.....I want to see all the greats competing with eachother on the biggest stage possible!!!!

Jonas is smart and already a GOAT of his generation. No need to risk further injury or show up for the Tour in a weakened state.

Dog?!?! We need to see your dog on camera, please! 🙏💕🐶💕

WvA has been spotted on Zwift putting down the watts.

12 days in hospital! I guess it's hard to judge anything from that really. He's up and walking around now. I had a car accident in 2008 and broke my kneecap and a bunch of bones and punctured a lung. I was in and out of the hospital in 2 days including surgery on the knee. I lost quite a bit of blood and was 10+ years older than JV. I think I felt pretty normal after maybe 4-5 weeks--ribs healed and back healed. If my leg wasn't in an immobilizer, I probably could have been back on the bike... maybe 74 days is doable.

I'm not a pro cyclist, however, take 74 days and narrow that to 60 if two more weeks before full training days. Now narrow that to 45-50 if you include an appropriate taper prior to tour, because he can't go straight into tour coming off of hard training and expect optimal results. He's an elite athlete who was pretty close to peaking into his top form prior to the crash. I think he can make the tour and be pretty CLOSE to top form. VLAB will have to do a lot more as a TEAM to protect and position him to get the desired results. It's a 21 stage race, which I would like to think works in his favor given who we are talking about. 🤞🤞🤞🤞 Also, I don't believe he would've had the extended hospital stay if he were being cared for closer to home and there weren't concerns with lung pressure complications associated with flying. Best to Jonas and glad to see him recovering, regardless.

Hey Chris, or anyone who knows, years ago I watched a VHS with you in it racing in Philadelphia up the wall. What race was that??

Jonas is out of the hospital, but he still has broken bones. Fractures are really painful. I can’t imagine training for the Tour in that kind of pain. 😮😮

So Olaf Kooij or WVA for the green Jersey? ....

If we are honest, how does this compare to Tadej's injury last year? Tadej had only had like 2-3 weeks on the cycle on real roads before the tour and we are talking about a potential much longer period of preperation for Jonas? Tadej obviously weren't in optimal form last year, especially seen in week 3.

Chris will FINALLY see Primoz Roglic win the Tour 😊. Doing the Giro, Tour double will be a little much for Tadej. Of course I am rooting hard for Tadej to pull off the double.

At some time or other, all riders, regardless of talent level, must have a say in whether they participate in certain events. For Jonas, when or how do the terms "CAN'T" participate in the Tour or "WON'T" interrelate when ultimate decisions that include Jonas, his DS and other members of his team are made? Under what circumstances does the decision become solely his? Thanks, MarkHTurlock

I wonder what Cian Uijtdebroeks could achieve in the current circumstances if Visma bring him to the TDF this year. And what about Sepp Kuss?

2024 TDF may be a Slovenian 1...... 2 podium. Tadej is the odds on fav for #1 but Primos might surprise. Vino will likely not even start.

Given the current situation, might Pog target all three tours this year? If I'm not mistaken, he's already planning to do a double... if he were to win those, a Veuta win would be historic. I'd certainly be temped if I were Pog.

They should bring Prim… oh.

Il problema sono i medicinali che ha assunto.x quest ‘anno se fa la vuelta è un miracolo. In gamba Giovannino sei il mio campione. Ciao

I don't see Jonas recovering in time for the Tour. He might make the Vuelta but even that is probably unnecessary for this season now - better to make a full recovery for next year. It is a real shame because he looked to be in amazing shape and it could have been an incredible race. I can't see anyone getting close to Pogi, unless he also crashes of course.

A sprinter can do both Giro & Tour and win in both if he rides smartly.

Jonas will have to overcome a few hurdles to get his full mo jo and confidence back 100% before the start. But he is under less pressure to win this time with the crash thing as a reasonable reason if he fails to perform to the max in the Race when it kicks off big time.

Chris, admit that you taped your finger just because you saw Jonas's right hand!😂

Oh he can make it, but how do think his form will be? Compared to TP? No contest, sorry.

I think the Tour will come to soon for Vingegaard to compete in top form. The Vuelta might be a more reachable goal for a GQ rider like Jonas. WVA is said to be still not interested in the Tour this year. His program was to compete the spring classiucs, then the Giro, and then built up for the Olympics. After that he would ride the Vuelta. It's said in the Belgian media that even after his severe injuries after DdV he doesn't intend to change that shedule and goals, and thus will probably still skip the Tour. As to Kooij: for a sprinter it's very possible to ride both the Giro and the Tour. Because often those guys don't ride the full three weeks, so if Visma has to change tactics because they can't compete for the GC and want to hunt stages I see such a scenario unfold.

Okay I know thats a hot take BUT Jorgenson is on fire and I think if they build up a Team that can support him when it matters they can get podium and if Pogacar crashes maybe even 1st place . Because I dont think Primoz survives this tour without crashing once maybe not bad but alteast once wiich is not ideal and Evenepoel was also effected pretty badly from the crash more so than roglic so I dont think he is going to be on top form maybe like pogacar last year but cracking in the thirt week. Ediit: He also beat Evenepoel and Roglic at Paris-Nice

If Jonas, Remco can’t make it and Pogacar does the Giro before the Tour, Roglic has to be hands down the favorite to win the tour. But, can Roglic stay on his bike? 🤔

What's up with Natnael Testafion who was the first to slide in front causing the crash, is he still competing? Some are pointing disc brakes, too easy to lock the wheel in emergency situations...

I hope VismaGiveMeYourBkie will let Jonas rest and recover. He deserves it. One think I diverge from ur point of view, Sepp I believe can make it happen on the back of his Vuelta superjetpack!

If Visma cannot bring WVA or Jonas to the Tour, I’d like to see them go all in with Kooij and Jorgensen. It also goes without saying that the cycling community at large is thrilled to see Jonas walking out of the hospital on his own.

It was a decent start to the season for them but I do think Visma is kinda done for this season. I am definitely watching to see what the rest of the team and new signings do but I don't see any grand tour wins happening. In my mind, after all the crash, Tadej is by far the favorite for every grand tour he races this year. I was really excited for the season but all the injuries put the clamps on that.

What about Jorgenson ? If he had Visma supporting him I would bet he can win more than one stage...

I hope pogi takes advantage and wins everything in the most boating fashion possible

What was your longest stay and what was it for?

Wow wow wow Chris C'mon what about our boy Sep KUSS! 🤌🏽

ngl I want Pogacar to win the TDF again, but against Vingegaard not without him, kinda sad we will not

#99 ya buddy😂. I hope Jonas doesn't rush it just for one race. I to want to see him race but I care more about his health and his future. I think Jorgensen can win a stage or 2. I don't understand why you didn't talk about Mateo at all he is on great fourm. Chris.. I would like to know your reasoning why you didn't pick him?🤔🤔🤔

I get it is about making content but there's basically no chance of Vingegaard making the TdF in shape for a good general classification.

Due all respect Chris, I think the calculation is a bit different for Jonas compared to you in 2014. Why would he want to go to the Tour at less than 100% form? He would go there to win, not to just ride. If he could recover without lingering effects, the more likely scenario is that he would use the opportunity to tick Vuelta off his bucket list this year.

Visma still has Kuss, Van Aert and Jorgenson if Vingegaard doesn't make it. It may not be enough to cope with Pogacar and Roglic, so a sprinter in the team like Kooij will make a difference but not for the GC.

Glad to see Jonas head up again. 12 days without training must have a negative impact on his performance.

Chris, can you make a episode about wether Tadej should try to go for all three GTs? Its sad with Jonas, but i think this gives Tadej a once in a lifetime opportunity to go for all three.

Hmmm? I wonder where this puts Matteo Jorgenson?

Any psychological problems getting back on the bike and on the road after a wicked crash like this?

Jeez I thought I was accident prone haha! thanks for the update

Seems like role reversal from last year

Why no mention of Matteo Jorgensen? I would think he has a decent chance of winning a stage for VLB

Could this finally be Primos ... Tour de France 🤞🚴‍♀️🤞

Sepp Kuss!!!!!!

“Lease a bike” is a cursed surname for a team…. Jumbo” is good luck just like a jumbo shrimp

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They can still 'pull out' olaav kooij from the giro after stage 13. Gives him at least a few(3/4) chances at a giro stage. Classic sprinter grandtour racing. Stage 14 is a ITT and up next are three hard mountain stages. Olav kooij is defnitely not the worst climbing sprinter.

I asked this on another channel but could a 70% jonas be a domestique to help get some stage wins? It would not mean he has to dominate to make a big difference in helping the team out.

I think they should go with Sepp at TDF and Jonas at Vuelta

Seems to me Matteo and Sepp are pretty good alternates.

Wouldn't be great if Kruijswijk fully 100% committed to a full preparation for the tour.

I do think as well they will pull out Koij out of Giro, 1st reason is, he can't win alone against Tadej, 2nd reason is he wiill make significent diference on Tour to do with Jonas and Wan Aert. At the end is going to be tough

What of matteo

Vuelta is only big race for Jonas and Remco this year.