"The questions about the various suspicions are absolutely not unjustified," L'Equipe quoted him as saying. "Incidentally, the two champions said the same thing themselves on Monday during the rest day," he added.
Vingegaard with sensational time trial at the 2023 Tour de France
On Tuesday, the Danish defending champion Vingegaard won the individual time trial with a sensational lead of 1:38 minutes over his Slovenian rival Pogacar and significantly widened the gap in the overall standings. He distanced his third-placed team-mate Wout van Aert by an incredible 2:51 minutes. Some experts found it difficult to categorise Vingegaard's explosive performance.
Both the 26-year-old and Pogacar (24) had recently shown understanding for doubts about their ability to perform. "I understand these questions. All I can say is: I'm not taking anything," said Vingegaard. From 1998 to 2009, various doping scandals in cycling made a lot of negative headlines.
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