Visma-Lease a Bike unveils an hour of exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the 2025 Vuelta, featuring a dejected Vingegaard despite winning after the final stage in Madrid was canceled. The documentary "Here to Win" is shot with an intimate tone and meticulous audiovisual production, serving as a tribute to the entire team, from mechanics to assistants, capturing conversations in the team car and the most vivid expressions of the riders.

"Here to Win" aims to be a sincere testimony of what it means to compete at the limit for three weeks, beyond titles and rankings. The documentary doesn't just focus on triumphs and reveals the doubts, internal conflicts, and suppressed emotions of a team that, while dominating the race, never fully enjoyed the success they would have achieved. The cancellation of the final stage, crashes, rainy days, and media pressure are all part of a narrative that humanizes the cyclists and allows us to understand what lies behind the apparent coldness of the most powerful team in the peloton.

At the Vuelta in Spain, Vingegaard was not just the rider with the red jersey, but the dominator of a race that was often challenged by pro-Palestinian protesters, who multiple times forced organizers to deviate routes and even neutralize stages. In the hour-long video, you can see the rider's concern and the athlete's disappointment at not being able to celebrate a grand tour victory. There are many off-camera moments captured only by cameras authorized to follow the team and enter areas where other media were not allowed.

There are images that have become a true symbol of this video, such as the scene where Vingegaard in the red jersey sits in the Visma-Lease a Bike car after learning that the final stage in Madrid was canceled, and with a dejected expression, responds to a staff member who urges him to be happy because he won the Vuelta. "It sucks to end like this" – says the Dane in a low voice – "This is not what we wanted".

Vingegaard nods, serious, without any joy. There's no euphoria and no hugs, only resigned looks. That scene, captured from the inside, has become one of the most evocative in the "Here to Win" documentary, offering an insider's view of one of the strangest and most controversial editions of the Vuelta. In over an hour of footage, the Dutch team shows the most human side of its riders, combining unprecedented images, private conversations, and moments of tension that portray the difficulties of daily life in a major team, forced to race a grand tour in a different, more challenging, and unexpected way.

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