Tour de France, bad fall for Vingegaard, retires

The Dane fell in a roundabout, involving several Visma-Lease a Bike teammates. Vingegaard, winner of the Tour in 2022 and 2023, got into the ambulance with his right arm in a sling, in great pain. The holder of the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar and the holder of the white jersey Paul Seixas managed to avoid the accident. It is the first time that the 29-year-old Dane has withdrawn prematurely from the Tour de France, which he won in 2022 and 2023 and in which he placed second in 2021, 2024 and 2025. Vingegaard, winner of the last Vuelta a España and the last Giro d’Italia, he was 4 minutes and 30 seconds from Pogacar in the general classification at the start of this first Alpine stage.

He was the first to fall, in a small roundabout tackled at very high speed by his teammates who were chasing a breakaway of seven riders. His wingman, Sepp Kuss, also fell, before getting back on the bike. His fall caused a moment of hesitation in the yellow jersey group, which slowed down the pace considerably before resuming its race. Isaac Del Toro quickly rejoined the group with no apparent injuries. In Champagnole, Vingegaard said he was woken up at two in the morning to undergo a procedure surprise doping controljust like Tadej Pogacar, who was pulled out of bed at five in the morning for the same reason.