With the Tour de France now just days away, one of the most
unexpected stories heading into the Grand Départ in Lille comes from Uno-X
Mobility's Jonas Abrahamsen, who will line up on July 5th despite fracturing
his collarbone less than two weeks ago.
For all the fanfare surrounding the race favourites, it’s
the resilience of riders like Abrahamsen that add another layer of drama to the
narrative. Less than 2 weeks before the start, the Norwegian looked certain to
miss the Tour after crashing in Belgium and sustaining what is typically a
months-long injury. Now, he’s not only back on the bike, he’s aiming for the
breakaway again.
Abrahamsen revealed to Cycling Weekly that he was
assessed by a specialist in Manchester, whose reaction to his recovery bordered
on disbelief.
"I went and saw a specialist in Manchester to look at
it. The doctor checked me and he was very very happy, he was saying that this
isn’t normal, a collarbone recovery can usually take more than eight weeks. He
was pretty surprised at my situation, I am super human," Abrahamsen said.
The 29-year-old’s optimism, perhaps bolstered by adrenaline,
perhaps by sheer physical freakishness, seems to have been matched by his
physiological response. While most collarbone fractures, particularly those
affecting the shaft or central area of the bone, would rule out a rider for
weeks, his break occurred at the end of the bone. That made all the difference.
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"I managed to get back outside to ride my bike very
quickly, I’ve been so lucky that it was the end of the bone, not the middle,”
he explained. “At the Tour I will try to get in the breakaway again now.”
Abrahamsen has been a breakout name for Uno-X over the past
18 months, and his performances at the 2024 Tour de France, where he featured
heavily in breakaways, earned him widespread praise. That made 2025 a clear
target from early on.
"The Tour de France has been the biggest goal for me
since the start of last November. I’ve trained hard every day to be good for
this moment,” he said. “It was such a shit time to then crash in Belgium, but
that’s cycling sometimes.”
The crash came at an awful moment, and with only a short
recovery window, Abrahamsen admitted his chances looked slim. “I did not then
have much hope of being able to go to the Tour but every day since then has
been fast, I’ve got better and better which is crazy.”
"We have a lot of strong guys, sprinters and others,
but if I can get in the breaks again then I will for sure try," he said.
"Maybe I’m a super hero,” he joked. “It’s not very
often that stuff like this happens and you recover quickly so maybe my body is
different. I think having positivity in this situation is important, you should
never give up when injured.”
The recovery, he insists, wasn’t a miracle, at least not
entirely. It was grounded in consistency and control.
“Trust yourself and your body and the rest will come. I eat
healthy, I did everything perfect with training, eating and sleeping so
anything was possible for me in the end."
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Fin MajorCycling Journalist
Fin Major is a UK-based writer at CyclingUpToDate and has been part of the team since 2024. He is the site’s main writer for FAQs and evergreen explainers and has written around 2,000 pieces for the platform. Alongside this work, he focuses on in-depth analysis and covers the biggest races on the calendar, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, providing clear context around performance trends, tactics, and key storylines.
In his reporting, Fin uses reputable data sources such as ProCyclingStats for results, statistics, and historical context. He places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles promptly when new, verified information becomes available. Outside of writing, Fin is an active cyclist, which supports his practical understanding of the sport and its demands.
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