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  "path": "/jonas-vingegaard-and-the-impossible-standard",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-17T18:32:49.000Z",
  "site": "https://defector.com",
  "tags": [
    "Cycling",
    "2026 giro d'italia",
    "danish guys",
    "family men",
    "giro d'italia",
    "Jonas Vingegaard",
    "the long shadow of tadej pogacar"
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  "textContent": "From the Adriatic Sea up into the heart of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, the peloton tirelessly chased the breakaway. Stage 9 of the 2026 Giro d'Italia tempted a strong, organized group up the road and away from the bunch, yet Felix Gall's Decathlon CMA CGM team invested heavily in bringing them back in order to set things up for their leader. With three kilometers left and only a flagging Giulio Ciccone up the road, Gall made his move. The _maglia rosa_ was shot out the back, along with every other general classification contender except for Jonas Vingegaard. Gall spent the next two kilometers turning around in a futile attempt to get Vingegaard to work with him, which he did not, only going to the front with 800 meters left to drop Gall like a stone. It was exactly how Vingegaard likes to race: clinical, efficient, and ruthless.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhO3_roH_mg\n\nDepending on how you look at it, Vingegaard is either settling in to an impressive ride for the pink jersey, or he's confirming to the world that he no longer has it. He is either flying toward a sweep of all three Grand Tours, or he's cementing his status as a second-tier contender by failing to win the race against Tadej Pogacar's ghost. As we hit the second of somehow three rest days, Vingegaard is first among GC contenders, with 35 seconds on Gall and more than two minutes on the rest of a below-average pack of hopefuls. He's taken both summit finishes. In terms of the 2026 Giro alone, he's crushing it. The problem is, he's going to be judged against the impossible standard of Pogacar's 2024 Giro.",
  "title": "Jonas Vingegaard And The Impossible Standard"
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