The Visma-Lease a Bike riders and employees stood with Jonas Vingegaard on the ultimate podium of the Giro d’Italia in Rome, celebrating the workforce’s tenth Grand Tour success.
Vingegaard rode into central Rome in pink and on a particular Cervelo bike to rejoice his Grand Tour trilogy. His teammates wore a particular black package that included pink, pink and yellow to recall and rejoice Vingegaard’s Giro-Tour-Vuelta triple crown.
Visma-Lease a Bike dominated this 12 months’s Corsa Rosa from begin to end, by no means dropping sight of general victory, whereas by no means utilizing power that could be very important in the course of the three weeks and in July on the Tour de France.
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“Now we have a dream workforce on the Giro. They’re doing all the pieces they’ll and are on prime kind. They turned themselves inside out for me,” Vingegaard mentioned, at all times praising his yellow and black guard.
“We’re a extremely good group, we’ve a whole lot of enjoyable collectively. After all, it is simpler when issues go properly.”
Davide Piganzoli was unable to take the most effective younger rider’s white jersey from Alfonso Eulálio however Visma-Lease a Bike received the maglia rosa by over 5 minutes, and received six stage victories due to Vingegaard and Sepp Kuss. Additionally they dominated the workforce classification by 40 minutes and Vingegaard was additionally second within the mountains classification.
Wilco Kelderman was compelled to desert the Giro earlier than stage 4 and so Victor Campenaerts, Timo Kielich, Tim Rex, Bart Lemmen, Kuss and Piganzoli needed to step up and do the arduous work for Vingegaard from Bulgaria to Rome. They rightly celebrated with a glass of prosecco in the course of the closing stage with extra celebrations anticipated.
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Vingegaard spent 20 minutes on the ultimate podium along with his two kids as he collected his many prizes after which the Visma-Lease a Bike workforce joined him to rejoice collectively.
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Victor Campenaerts has captured the vibe contained in the Visma workforce for his Instagram vlogs in the course of the Giro d’Italia. He and Kuss are additionally scheduled to additionally work for Vingegaard on the Tour de France when Visma tackle Tadej Pogačar and UAE Staff Emirates-XRG.
“Proper from the beginning of the Giro the vibe was superb, and naturally the stage wins and the pink jersey solely boosted the vibes,” Campenaerts advised Cyclingnews.
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“I feel the key is that due to how a lot time we spend collectively, we all know one another very properly. We’re one of many uncommon groups that does a December camp, then a January camp, then an altitude camp with six of the eight riders that take part within the Giro. Once you get to know one another so properly, you are extra like mates than simply teammates.”
Campenaerts is 34 and the oldest of the Visma workforce on the Giro and a part of the outdated guard within the workforce. He has mentored Tim Rex and Bart Lemmen throughout this Giro, in addition to using for Vingegaard.
“I am one of many older guys within the workforce however age is only a quantity, proper?” Campenaerts advised.
“Biking has modified lately. Once I began, a rider’s prime was at 30, now it is quite a bit earlier. The typical peak performing age of a workforce is decrease now. However there’s worth in expertise, and I feel Sepp Kuss and I’ve very important expertise.
“After all, an important factor is having the legs. I feel we confirmed on this Giro that everyone within the workforce has the legs. That is the way you win huge races and Grand Excursions.”
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