‘Just shows how close we are! – Jonas Vingegaard on ‘brother’ Wout van Aert’s tears at Tour de France
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) has heaped praise on his team-mates after he edged closer to a maiden Tour de France win.
If he navigates Stage 21 without accident or incident, the 25-year-old will win the 109th running of the Tour de France.
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And with victory all but secured, both Van Aert and Vingegaard shed tears after Stage 20. And asked about Van Aert’s emotions, Vingegaard paid tribute to the whole team, calling them brothers.
“The whole team is incredible,” said Vingegaard.
“It just shows how close everyone is in this team and how special the bond we have is.
“Everyone is so happy for each other and I’m also really, really happy for Wout to win today.
“And these guys are really my friends. They are brothers. Yeah, brothers.”
Vingegaard will ride into Paris on Sunday ahead of the final showdown on the Champs-Elysees with a 3’34” lead over the reigning champion Pogacar, with Welshman Thomas, the 2018 champion, completing the podium at 8’13”.
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