# Vingegaard out of Tour after spectator crash as Evenepoel wins

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vingegaard-out-of-tour-after-spectator-crash-as-evenepoel-wins/
- Published: 2026-07-19T17:42:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-20T05:15:31+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC Sport (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c0jl84wp50wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Europe, Sport, World

## Key points

- Jonas Vingegaard out of Tour de France with broken collarbone, needs surgery
- Crash followed a spectator-related pile-up on stage 15
- Evenepoel and Pogacar criticised 2am/5am doping tests before the stage

## Summary

Jonas Vingegaard's Tour de France ended on stage 15 after a crash caused by a spectator seated near a corner, leaving him with a broken collarbone that will require surgery. The incident overshadowed a stage win for Remco Evenepoel, who used his post-race platform to condemn the "inhuman" practice of waking riders for middle-of-the-night doping tests, a criticism echoed by race leader Tadej Pogacar, who suggested disrupted sleep may have contributed to Vingegaard's crash.

Vingegaard, 29, was woken at 02:00 and Pogacar at 05:00 for anti-doping controls before the stage; Vingegaard later lost control on a tight bend, triggering a pile-up that sent riders including Isaac del Toro into spectators, one of whom was a seated woman with crutches. The International Testing Agency defended the timing as sometimes necessary "in limited and justified circumstances". The crash ends a promising comeback for Vingegaard, who had returned to strong form after a serious 2024 crash, while Pogacar remains on course for a record-equalling fifth Tour title.

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