Champion of the Tour de France Vingegaard is injured in the collarbone following a "terrible" incident in the Basque Country.

During stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday, Jonas Vingegaard, a two-time Tour de France champion, suffered a horrific mass accident that fractured his clavicle and many ribs. His team Visma-Lease a Bike stated on X, "It was a terrible fall but thankfully he is in a stable condition and conscious."

 

According to tests conducted in the hospital, he cracked many ribs and his collarbone. He is still being closely monitored in the hospital, the team stated on social media. Remco Evenepoel, Jay Vine, and Steff Cras were among the other well-known figures involved in the collision who were sent to the hospital; Primoz Roglic was also involved but did not complete the stage.
 

"We learned that Jonas was involved in a significant collision over the radio," added Addy Engels, director of sports at Visma. The moment we got to him, we could see something wasn't right. Even though Vingegaard's injuries were severe, it was almost a relief that they weren't worse.

With around 35 kilometers remaining in the ride from Etxarri Aranatz to Legutio, in northern Spain, a number of the 12 riders involved in the incident went off a turn and into a concrete trench. Tour de France champion Victor Vingegaard (2022–2023) was carried to the hospital on a stretcher, while Belgian winner Eepoel (2022–2023) was ambulating but indicated he was also heading to the hospital by his team, Soudal Quick Step.

 

 

At the scene, Visma stated, "Jonas is conscious and will be examined in the hospital now." "I appreciate your messages. Regarding their star, who is 27 years old and won the Basque Tour last year, they said, "More updates later. Wout van Aert, a cyclist with Visma, had similar injuries in a serious incident during the Dwars door Vlaanderen one-day race last week.

While seated in the Bora-Hansgrohe team car, Roglic gave the thumbs up to the television cameras to indicate that he was not seriously hurt. Roglic also withdrew from the race. Along with Team TotalEnergies rider Cras, Australian rider Vine from UAE Team Emirates was also brought to the hospital, although both riders were conscious and conversing.

A rider at the lead of the race skidded off the road on a right-hand bend, causing the crash that occurred on the descent from the Alto de Olaeta. "Sickened by the collision we saw today. Team Decathlon-AG2R on X stated, "We feel bad for those who were caught, but we were saved.

"All we can hope for is that none of the riders get too seriously hurt." "Stage times not included" In the last 18 kilometers, Louis Meintjes crossed the finish line first as a six-man breakaway was permitted to try and win the stage. The six top riders will compete in the stage, but their times won't be taken into account for the overall classification, according to the race organizers.

 

"Up until the finish line, the group will travel in neutral." Reuben Thompson in second place and Vacek Karel in third were trailed by Meintjes at the finish. "It's not how you want to prevail... The Intermarche-Wanty rider from South Africa, Meintjes, told Eurosport that he would have been prepared to fight for the stage if there had been a battle for the break.

 

"It's terrible that what transpired took away the enjoyment from it; it may have been a triumph, but it doesn't feel like one."I wish for a speedy recovery for all.  I don't know what the situation was behind, but it must have been pretty bad."  The other participants in the collision were Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl-Trek), Alexan-der Cepeda, and Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost).

Lennard Kamna, Roglic's teammate, was hospitalized in critical care earlier on Thursday in a "stable condition" following an accident involving a car during a training ride in Tenerife. At the beginning of the race on Thursday, Roglic, who had also fallen in stage three on Wednesday but bounced back, was leading Evenepoel by seven seconds in the overall standings.
The penultimate stage, which takes place on Friday, is a 175.9-kilometer ride north from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Amorebieta-Etxano.—APP