Overview
- Netcompany Ineos announced that Oscar Onley will miss the 2026 Tour de France after suffering a serious shoulder injury in a crash on stage six of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Onley said he is “am Boden zerstört” and that his immediate priority is to recover his shoulder so he can return later in the season.
- The team named new signing Kévin Vauquelin as its Tour captain, citing his prior Grand Tour form including a top-ten finish in 2025.
- Onley was fourth overall in last year’s Tour and had been set to lead Netcompany Ineos on general classification duty, so his absence forces a change in the team’s pre-race strategy and expectations.
- The injury underlines the risk of using pre-Tour stage races for race fitness and leaves Onley to focus on rehabilitation while observers watch how the team reshapes its support lineup and race plan for the Tour.