The sporting director: "Path suitable for him"
The 2023 Giro route seems to have convinced Jumbo Visma , expected at the start of the Corsa Rosa with a high-level formation after a few years in which the team has preferred to focus on other races, primarily the Tour de France.
And the winner of the Grand Boucle Jonas Vingegaard, in fact, could make his debut at the Giro in 2023 .
Jumbo team principal, Merijn Zeeman, confirms that the Dane will decide when to sit down to plan the season: "It is not decided that Vingegaard will race the Tour de France 2023. It could be a good time for him to make his debut in the Giro d'Italia, he has never raced there. I want to discuss this with Jonas and the other coaches first . He will be the one who will decide. "
In this sense, the head of Jumbo wants to know the opinion of his other leader, Primoz Roglic. "I would like to hear Primoz's preference and talk about it with our staff and coaches. It will take us two months to prepare, in December we will know what to do," said Zeeman.
The fact that the 2023 Giro includes more than 70 time trial kilometers makes it an interesting Giro for the Dutch team.
"You have to be a time trial specialist to win there. You have to be very thorough in the high mountains, but in the time trials, there are minutes "says the sporting director.
"Vingegaard is also a time trial specialist, especially when he's in top form."
Added to these words is the possibility, written by the Belgian press, that Wout Van Aert , the Jumbo man par excellence, could run the Giro to get closer to the World Championship to be held in August.
Is it just pre-tactic waiting to know the route of the 2023 Tour or is there something true?
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