🔥 5 Minutes Before Leaving Tour de France: Pogačar Stuns the Cycling World by Declaring Vingegaard Will Rule the 2025 Vuelta — Danish Fans Moved to Tears
In a moment that no one saw coming, Tadej Pogačar, just minutes before his departure from the 2025 Tour de France, left the cycling world in stunned silence and emotional upheaval. The Slovenian superstar didn’t exit quietly. Instead, he delivered a thunderbolt of a statement that not only shook the media room but set fire to cycling forums and fan discussions across the globe: “Jonas Vingegaard will dominate the Vuelta this year.” A prediction as generous as it was shocking, coming from his fiercest rival.
The two-time Tour de France winner, who fought valiantly through every grueling stage, stood tall during his final media appearance in Paris. Instead of basking in his own Tour accomplishments — which included four unforgettable stage victories — Pogačar turned the spotlight toward the very man he’s been battling year after year: Jonas Vingegaard. For many, it was a declaration of respect; for others, it felt like a surrender. But what followed next shifted the entire tone of the room.
Facing a wave of reporters demanding clarification, Pogačar stood firm. Then came eight simple, electrifying words: “He deserves everything. He’s suffered more than me.” That sentence, spoken with a visible tremble in his voice, instantly broke through the noise. Social media platforms exploded. Within minutes, #PogacarVingegaard trended globally on X (formerly Twitter), with fans and pundits alike praising the humility and humanity behind the bold remark.
Jonas Vingegaard, who had maintained a low profile post-Tour while recovering and preparing for his upcoming races, was reportedly watching the press conference live from his team base in Denmark. According to sources close to Team Visma–Lease a Bike, Jonas was “completely overwhelmed” and “moved to tears” upon hearing Pogačar’s public show of belief and solidarity. Photos later emerged of Vingegaard wiping his eyes as teammates surrounded him in stunned silence.
The moment also sparked emotional reactions from Danish fans, many of whom had followed Vingegaard’s challenging road to recovery after a series of brutal setbacks earlier in the year. Messages of love and national pride flooded forums and news comment sections. “Pogačar may have worn yellow, but today he wears our hearts,” one fan wrote under a Danish cycling news post.
Yet, not everyone viewed the moment with such grace. Some critics argue that Pogačar’s statement was a psychological play — a subtle way to place enormous pressure on Vingegaard ahead of the Vuelta. The Tour may be over, but the mind games between these two titans seem far from finished. UAE Team Emirates declined to comment on whether Pogačar’s words were part of a larger strategy leading into the Vuelta and Lombardia, but insiders suggest that plans are already in motion for a blockbuster showdown.
Regardless of motives, what cannot be denied is the seismic effect of the statement. In a sport so often driven by egos, sponsorships, and raw rivalry, moments like these break through — reminding fans of the mutual respect and shared suffering that define elite cycling. With the Vuelta España 2025 now looming larger than ever, and the world watching with bated breath, one thing is certain: Pogačar just turned Vingegaard into the most talked-about man in cycling — and maybe, just maybe, into the favorite.
