Jonas Vingegaard appears the most mature in the press room during the traditional Tour de France podium press conferences. While young Florian Lipowitz timidly awaits his turn and Pogačar shows impatience, the 28-year-old Dane maintains a calm serenity.

Despite having just finished second at the Tour for the second year in a row, losing to Pogačar, Vingegaard shows no signs of frustration or disappointment. His was a "normal" defeat, without drama or fatal errors—just some good days and some not-so-good ones.

'In some stages I had the highest level, in others the lowest in recent years,' the Visma-Lease a Bike rider honestly admits, probably referring to some stages of the first week and the Hautacam stage where he lost a minute to Pogačar.

His gaze is already set on the future: next month's Vuelta a España represents the next opportunity to win a Grand Tour. "First, I'll take a week or so off, then I'll start training again. There's not much time, but I already did it two years ago and it worked well. I hope the same thing happens this year."

Regarding the more distant future, Vingegaard doesn't rule out the possibility of racing the Giro d'Italia: "I've always said I'd like to race it. I'm not saying I'll do it next year, but it's something we'll have to discuss with the team."

His maturity is reflected in his balanced and realistic approach: motivated and ambitious, but always accepting the end result, whatever it may be.

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