Overview
- Visma-Lease a Bike announced on Monday that Jonas Vingegaard will not race again in 2026 because he is still affected by the collarbone fracture he suffered in the Tour de France.
- The crash on July 19 during stage 15 fractured his collarbone and forced him to abandon the race, ending immediate hopes of a late-season comeback.
- At the time of the crash Vingegaard was second overall in the Tour de France behind Tadej Pogacar and had been targeting a return to top form before the injury delayed his training.
- Vingegaard’s 2026 form had peaked with a Giro d’Italia victory that completed his set of Grand Tour wins, making the forced break a setback for his 2027 planning and team objectives.
- The incident has fed wider rider concern about early-morning anti-doping tests that disturbed sleep before the crash, and his withdrawal means he will miss the World and European championships while he focuses on recovery.