Jonas Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike group will higher perceive if the Dane can get well in time to experience the 2024 Tour de France throughout the subsequent two weeks, along with his restoration and gradual return to coaching to observe a strolling, indoor driving after which outside driving course of.
Vingegaard left hospital within the Basque Country on Monday, 12 days after his high-speed crash on the Itzulia Basque Country race. The two-time Tour de France winner suffered a fractured collarbone and a number of other ribs, plus a pulmonary contusion and a pneumothorax, with the lung accidents inflicting his lengthy keep in hospital.
Vingegaard and the Visma-Lease a Bike group haven’t revealed the place he’ll spend his convalescence, although he’s anticipated to spend time along with his household both in Denmark or in Lugano, Switzerland, the place he just lately moved in 2023.
Visma-Lease a Bike have understandably protected Vingegaard’ privateness as he recovers however directeur sportif Frans Maassen talked to Danish television channel TV2 about his accidents, his restoration and likelihood of driving the Tour de France.
“He had a puncture in his lung, that was his foremost downside. He additionally had a damaged collarbone, a number of ribs damaged and in addition damaged a finger, however essentially the most delicate downside was the puncture within the lung,” Maassen informed TV2, referring to Vingegaard’s pulmonary contusion and pneumothorax.
“I’m not a physician however we have now to see within the subsequent few weeks what is feasible, after which we begin new plans.
“He’s going to stroll first, experience indoors after which on the highway. That’s the process, however I can not say something about when.
“The most vital factor is that he recovers. After that, we’ll make a superb plan for him.”
Senior directeur sportif Merijn Zeeman has already mentioned Vingegaard is not going to attend the Visma-Lease a Bike Tour de France altitude coaching camp in May and performed down solutions that he might begin the Grand Boucle even when he isn’t at his greatest.
“I don’t assume so,” Maassen agreed.
“For Jonas, it’s vital to be at 100 per cent to enter the Tour. It’s a very arduous race. He gained it twice and I do not assume he desires to go there to be top-10 or no matter. He must be in his greatest form, and we should see if that’s reasonable within the subsequent few weeks.
“He has to get well from his very unhealthy crash. We should see within the subsequent two weeks what progress he makes after which we’ll make a brand new plan.”
“Jonas is a particular man. He might get well shortly, however as I mentioned, I’m not a physician and it’s far too early to decide.”
