He may be one of the preeminent Grand Tour winners of a generation, but it has been a long time since Jonas Vingegaard has won a three-week race. Two years and 27 days to be precise – at least as I write this.

The intention, and neither Vingegaard nor his team are being the least bit coy about this, is to bring this period to a close with an emphatic GC victory at the Vuelta a España , which begins this Saturday.

The Dutch Visma-Lease a Bike squad for the race is no end-of-season 'B' outfit, and boasts some of its biggest hitters in support of Vingegaard. Sepp Kuss , Matteo Jorgenson and Victor Campenaerts are among his team. You may like

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