"I have no explanation," Visma DS, Grischa Niermann, said at the finish. "Before the time trial everything was good, there were no problems, but in the time trial he’s not able to talk to me, and I'm only able to talk to him.

Visma-Lease a Bike had "no explanation" for why Jonas Vingegaard lost more than a minute to GC rival Tadej Pogačar in the time trial stage 5 of the Tour de France, with the Dane dropping to fourth overall.

As proud as they were on Wednesday at Soudal Quick-Step and UAE Emirates-XRG, the mood was just as sour at Visma | Lease a Bike. Instead of the hoped-for time gains, team leader Jonas Vingegaard was dealt a heavy blow by his main rivals Tadej Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel,

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) lost over a minute on Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who took the Tour de France's leader's yellow jersey, during the stage five time trial on Wednesday.

Tadej Pogacar took the 100th victory of his stellar career on Tuesday, beating Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Vingegaard to win stage four of the Tour de France.

Jonas Vingegaard's wife Trine was brutally honest in her assessment of the Visma-Lease cycling team, as she blamed them for pushing her husband too far.

Just three days into the race, it’s clear we’re about to be treated to an epic duel between Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard for the yellow jersey.

The 2025 edition of the Tour de France cycle race begins in the city of Lille with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard set to renew their rivalry.

Van Aert is an all-around rider who can sprint (won the 2022 green jersey), climb (often a key worker for Vingegaard), time trial (Olympic bronze medalist) and excel in one-day races (second in the road race at the Olympics and worlds). In 2025, van Aert was second at cyclo-cross worlds, fourth at Paris-Roubaix and then helped Yates win the Giro.

Vingegaard blew the doors off his power records Tuesday in a 24kph romp up the cruelest climb of the Tour de France so far.