Jumbo-Visma’s year 2023 will forever remain in the history books a year in which a single team dominated the rest, particularly in the grand tours. These are unprecedented records, such as winning the Giro, the Tour and the Vuelta in the same season… And beyond with three different runners. Roglic triumphed in Italy, Vingegaard in France and Kuss in Spain. As if that wasn’t enough, the three mentioned also took the podium places in the latter. Different level.
In the Spanish round they overcame a difficult internal situation, I agree to respect the positions that the three riders have had behind the Angliru in the last few days. “The best thing for them is that Kuss was the first, because if Roglic or Vingegaard were in his place, the decision would have been much more difficult for the directors.” Besides, they might not have made it at all,” they said of Cofidis, while They watched Kuss get ready for his big day last Sunday, and that’s because The French and Dutch teams shared a hotel in Torrejón de Ardoz.
At the beginning of the season a report from L’Equipe spoke of a budget of almost 30 million from Jumbo, but from the Netherlands (the media). Wielerflits), place of origin of the team, They suspect that they could exceed 50 “kilos” at this point. With 62 successes, they are the most successful team of the season, although there are also some successes in this section from drivers from the subsidiary team, such as Johannes Staune-Mittet, which are just as valuable. “That’s one of the differences because everything counts,” UAE manager Matxin said during the Vuelta. and that is one of the many reasons why the Pogacar team will have a development squad from 2024.
Other goals set by Jumbo earlier in the year, many of them ambitious (they revealed that the plan to stage a Tour-Vuelta for Vingegaard had already been under consideration since November), They were the monuments, and in this respect they matched Van der Poel, Pogacar and Evenepoel. Van Aert stands out less on an individual level with “only” four wins in 2023, but is a key figure for the team and for Vingegaard in the duel against Pogacar and UAE in the Tour. “The way we did it makes it even better. The success of Kuss over two super champions like Jonas and Primoz shows our values. Winning together is not just our motto (#seedwin)but also our trademark,” said Richard Plugge, team director, after the success in Madrid.
And although it’s noticeable, Jumbo’s sponsorship ends in 2024 and they have already announced that they will not continueonce the desired return has been achieved. There will certainly be no shortage of applicants. “We will continue to fight to get better,” Plugge added. Ambition.