Matteo Jorgenson sees two possible reasons for Visma | Lease a Bike’s time trial flop in the Tour de France

Jorgenson has made huge strides in time trialing over the past few years, and many expected him to continue that trend on stage five of the Tour. An eleventh place isn’t a failure for the American, but you could say that of the 13th place of fellow favorite Vingegaard.

“I got the most out of myself, but we still need to review what exactly happened,” said Jorgenson. “Looking at my power numbers and how I felt, I can only say that I gave it my all. I paced the time trial well and felt technically strong. I didn’t leave anything on the table in the corners, so it must have been either an aerodynamic issue or a matter of power output,” Jorgenson said, naming the two possible reasons for his team’s disappointing TT performance. “And we’ll have to analyze that.”

“I felt good, and I can honestly say I felt fast,” he added. “I can be positive about the watts I put out. The wind was stronger than during the recon, but that was the same for all the GC guys, so we can’t blame it on that.”

In terms of setup, nothing had changed, said Jorgenson, who recently finished third in the Dauphiné time trial. “I’ve been training on this setup all year. Were we surprised? I never hear the time gaps during time trials, but I do feel like this wasn’t what we expected or hoped for.”