{"id":1823022,"date":"2026-03-12T09:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1823022"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:04","slug":"vingegaard-makes-up-for-lost-time-with-virtuoso-raid-at-paris-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1823022","title":{"rendered":"Vingegaard Makes Up For Lost Time with Virtuoso Raid at Paris-Nice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jonas Vingegaard wins in filthy rain wearing controversial bib tights, and he wins in beating sun wearing the yellow jersey of Paris-Nice, too.<\/p>\n

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The two-time Tour de France winner doubled up at Paris-Nice on Thursday with a virtuoso 20km raid across the hilly finale of stage 5.<\/p>\n

It was a statement victory for the Visma-Lease a Bike star, who claimed a gutsy win to take the GC lead just 24 hours prior.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanted to win today, and the team really wanted to win,\u201d Vingegaard said at the finish. \u201cWe wanted to win and take as much time as possible, and I took a good amount of time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank my teammates a lot \u2026 they deserve the champagne tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vingegaard kicked out of his teammate Victor Campenart\u2019s wheel and distanced a group of top climbers on the third-last summit of a long and lumpy day Thursday.<\/p>\n

Once he got the gap, he didn\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old sat on a 30-second advantage and then squeezed the throttle in the final 10km to win by more than two minutes on the Colombier-le-Vieux summit.<\/p>\n

Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-Quick Step) attacked out of a malfunctioning chase group across the final climbs of the stage to claim second.<\/p>\n

Harold Tejada (XDS Astana) won the reduced sprint for third.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc9b Jonas Vingegaard file vers la victoire \u00e0 Colombier-le-Vieux ! <\/p>\n

Jonas Vingegaard is powering towards a solo victory! \ud83d\udc4f #ParisNice pic.twitter.com\/CQQRpGUjHr<\/p>\n

\u2014 Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 12, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Vingegaard was forced to cancel his season debut at the UAE Tour last month due to illness and injury. Paris-Nice this week is his first race in 5 months.<\/p>\n

Vingegaard clearly didn\u2019t slow down in a difficult off-season that saw him lose his long-time trainer Tim Heemskerk, and take a tumble in training after a controversial interaction with a fan.<\/p>\n

The Danish ace now has Paris-Nice on lockdown as the race enters its endgame in the Alps and C\u00f4te d\u2019Azur.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s more than three minutes up on Daniel Mart\u00ednez (Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe) after his statement performance Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Results: Paris-Nice Stage 5<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

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