'No hard feelings' in Jumbo-Visma camp after Tour de France disappointments

Dutch Dylan Van Baarle of JumboVisma Belgian Tiesj Benoot of JumboVisma and Danish Jonas Vingegaard of JumboVisma and French Christophe Laporte of JumboVisma pictured in action during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race a 1874 km race from AmorebietaEtxano to Bayonne France Monday 03 July 2023 This years Tour de France takes place from 01 to 23 July 2023 BELGA PHOTO JASPER JACOBS Photo by JASPER JACOBS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by JASPER JACOBSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Jumbo-Visma during stage 3 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Rounding out the opening weekend of the Tour de France with second and fifth places might sound like a dream to most riders in the professional peloton, but stage 2 and stage 3 of this year's race have been frustration-filled experiences for Wout van Aert and Jumbo-Visma.

The Dutch team, aspiring to win the race once again with Jonas Vingegaard as Van Aert seeks out stage wins, have been forced to settle for a pair of near-misses in San Sébastián and Bayonne, with the dissatisfaction coming to the surface on Sunday afternoon.

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.