Jonas Vingegaard to Undergo Surgery for Fractured Collarbone After Tour de France Crash

Jonas Vingegaard will undergo surgery on a fractured collarbone after his Tour de France ended abruptly with a crash near the end of the 15th stage.

The 2022 and '23 Tour champion was among a few riders who fell close to a kerb some 20 kilometres from the end of the stage. After a few moments, Vingegaard's Tour was over as he limped into an ambulance with his right arm in a sling.

"Jonas sustained a fractured collarbone and multiple abrasions," his Visma–Lease a Bike team said in a statement posted on X. "Due to the severity of the collarbone fracture, surgical intervention has been recommended and will be performed in the coming days. Join us in wishing Jonas a smooth recovery."

Vingegaard had been in second place overall behind defending champion Tadej Pogačar heading into Stage 15, which finished with a big climb.

"It is devastating that Jonas has had to leave the Tour de France," the team's sporting director, Marc Reef, said. "It was quickly clear that Jonas could not continue. He was in a lot of pain."

The 29-year-old Danish rider became one of only eight male riders to have won all three Grand Tours this year.

"I'm really sad to see Jonas crash out," the four-time Tour champion Pogacar said.

Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss and Pogačar's UAE Emirates XRG teammate Isaac Del Toro also fell but were able to continue.

Pogačar's yellow jersey group slowed down after hearing news of the crash — perhaps unsure whether he would continue or not — but resumed racing normally after a few moments when it became clear Vingegaard was out.

Before crashing, Vingegaard looked poised to attack in the 11-kilometre final climb up Plateau de Solaison in the French Alps.

"We had two riders in the breakaway and controlled the peloton," Reef said. "Jonas felt extremely good, and we wanted to go for the victory today. Unfortunately, cycling can be very cruel at times."

Del Toro finished the stage in third place behind Pogačar and stage winner Remco Evenepoel.

Evenepoel climbed to second in the standings, five minutes behind Pogačar, with Del Toro 5:58 back in third place.

Pogačar said after the stage that he and Vingegaard were woken in the early hours of Sunday morning by officials conducting unannounced anti-doping tests.

Pogačar said his test was carried out at 5am and that Vingegaard's was at 2am.