Christophe Laporte hits out at doping insinuations towards his Jumbo-Visma team after Tour de France win

Christophe Laporte says «it's always the same» as he and his Jumbo-Visma team respond to insinuations of doping following their dominant performance at the Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard took home the yellow jersey for the Dutch team by some distance over Tadej Pogacar following a series of supreme mountain displays, while Wout Van Aert landed the green jersey and three stage wins.

Ad/> But the nature of these performances means that — given cycling's tainted past — the issue of doping has reared its head once again, with some questioning how Jumbo-Visma have delivered their success. Tour de FranceDaredevil descending and THAT handshake – 13 best moments of the TourYESTERDAY AT 19:05 Speaking to L'Equipe, Laporte, who himself won Stage 19, countered: “I know that some people don’t believe in our performance.

“In recent days, there has been a lot of criticism, it’s always the same, the rider who wins the Tour, no one ever believes it. «Cycling is struggling to wash its image, it’s unfortunate.

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»Realising that a team with such a budget, with riders of this level, and an organisation around which the level of requirements is 100 per cent explains a lot things.” Vingegaard was also questioned on the topic prior to the final processional stage of the Tour, and — echoing Laporte — highlighted his team's professionalism whilst also urging people to give them their trust. /> The Dane said: “We’re totally clean.