With his riveting triumph in the sixth stage of the Vuelta a España yesterday (see video below), Magnus Cort did more than further show that Danish cycling is in the ascendency.
It was also the fifth Grand Tour stage win of his career, which puts him on par with legends like Jesper Skibby and Michael Rasmussen … and just one win behind icon Bjarne Riis, the Dane with the most GT wins.
Rolf Sørensen, who is no slouch with three GT wins to his name, is certain that Cort will end up reaching and surpassing Riis.
“I would say so – practically guarantee it. It’s 100 percent sure,” Sørensen told TV2 News.
“There are a lot of younger guys storming up. Jonas Vingegaard looks like he will win a lot of Grand Tours, and others will too. But Magnus will still win many more.”
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Time on his side
Cort is still only 28, so he has plenty of years left to reach and breach the Riis mark, though he might not need to wait that long, at least according to himself.
“I’m going for it. It’s not a goal in itself, but I want as many [wins] as possible,” Cort told TV2 News.
“I think I can win another stage in the Vuelta. I will give it a shot later in the race.”
Cort has won four Vuelta stages in his career – in 2016 (x2), 2020 and 2021 – and a Tour de France stage in 2018.
