Jonas Vingegaard is taking precautionary measures by wearing a mask at the start of the Tour de France due to concerns about sickness in some teams and his history of illness during previous Grand Tours.

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard is wearing a high quality mask at the start of the race. He said: “I hear already that there’s some sickness in some teams and I’ve had a history of being sick in my last two Grand Tours, so as you said: ‘Better safe than sorry.’” Great job! 👏

Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard Masks Up to Stop History of Grand Tour Illnesses. "It's more that I hear already that there's some sickness in some teams and I've had a history of being sick in my last two Grand Tours, so as you said: 'Better safe than sorry.'" Source: https://archive.md/CoeJz