Medical reports & withdrawals Paris-Nice 2026 stage 8 - 21 more riders abandon before finale, but Dani Martinez isn't among them despite scary crash
Cycling
Crashes, illness and withdrawals are an unavoidable part of any stage race, and Paris-Nice is no exception. From wind-affected finales and high-speed sprints to decisive time trials and mountain stages, we take a look at the medical reports, as well as looking into the riders who have withdrawn from the race.
This rolling medical report tracks all confirmed injuries, DNS', DNFs and withdrawals throughout the 2026 Paris-Nice, with daily updates following each stage. As incidents occur, teams release assessments, riders undergo medical checks, and race plans are reshaped in real time. Below, you will find the latest verified information on crashes, health concerns and rider status as the race unfolds.
Read also
Stage 1
Kelland O'Brien of Team Jayco AlUla abandoned the race within the first kilometers, following physical issues.
Toms Skujins crashed early in the day as well, whilst the final kilometer saw the fall of Lenny Martínez and Carlos Rodríguez in separate instances; which can ultimately affect the outcome of the overall classification.
Stage 2
No DNFs, but multiple crashes during the day ensured if wasn't a completely clean break for the peloton. Among those to go down were the likes of: Patrick Gamper, Jonas Geens, Lindsay De Vylder, Eddie Dunbar, Callum Scotson, Cees Bol, Phil Bauhaus, and Sandy Dujardin.
Stage 3
Nothing to note
Stage 4
Juan Ayuso crashed whilst on the lead of the race, however Lidl-Trek has confirmed there are no fractures for the Spaniard. In total, 14 other riders abandoned the race today, including at the very least Brandon McNulty, Pablo Castrillo and Raul García Pierna who crashed alongside Ayuso. Torstein Traeen and Luka Mezgec were also in the front group and did not finish the stage. Iván Romeo also crashed in that instance, but did not abandon.
Daan Hoole, Lindsay de Vylder, Bert van Lerberghe, Davide Piganzoli, Mathijs Paasschen, Robert Stannard, Piet Allegaert, Eddie Dunbar and Roel van Sintmaartensdijk also withdrew from the race. Oscar Onley, Joshua Tarling and Clément Russo were also affected by falls today.
Stage 5
Pascal Ackermann, Toms Skujins and Casper van Uden were all DNS at the start of the day. The peloton was then thinned even further during the stage as five riders abandoned, with David Gaudu, Milan Fretin, Luke Durbridge, Pavel Sivakov and Stian Friedheim all stepping off.
Stage 6
The race continued to see many departures. Julien Bernard, Rick Pluimers, Iván Romeo and Oscar Onley all did not show up at the start of the stage whilst Fabio Christen, Simon Dehairs and Niklas Märkl did not finish it.
Stage 7
The extreme cold and snowfall led several riders to abandon the race - likely also because originally, there wouldn't be a sprint on this stage, but instead two mountainous days remaining. Hence several sprinters and fast men left the race, perhaps planned from the start: Anthony Turgis, Max Kanter, Aimé de Gendt, Frederik Frison, Pascal Eenkhoorn, Timo Roosen, Tim van Dijke, Sven Erik Bystrom, Milan Menten, Nikias Arndt, Marijn van den Berg and Petr Kelemen.
In the finale there were two crashes involving several riders, of which Vito Braet and Harold Tejada looked to be the worst affected. Lennard Kämna, Arthur Kluckers and Nico Denz were also involved in a fal during the neutral start.
Stage 8
Six DNS at the start of the day including Cees Bol, Ewen Costiou and Brit Joshua Giddings. 15 further riders then stepped off before the end of the final stage, among them Bryan Coquard, Michal Kwiatkowski, Biniam Girmay, Axel Zingle, Edoardo Affini and Phil Bauhaus.
Rúben SilvaEditor-in-Chief
A founding contributor to CyclingUpToDate since its launch in January 2022, Ruben Silva has played a central role in shaping the site’s editorial direction and long-term growth. Before joining the project, he built his experience through independent blogging at Echelons Hub and by producing race previews for Ciclismo Internacional, developing a strong analytical voice rooted in daily engagement with professional cycling.
Beyond editorial work, he has been closely involved in the expansion and coordination of CyclingUpToDate’s wider network, helping establish and support sister platforms across multiple languages. This includes ongoing collaboration with CiclismoAlDia (Spanish), CiclismoAtual (Portuguese), WielrennenUpToDate (Dutch), and RadsportAktuell (German), contributing to a shared editorial vision and consistent international coverage.
He also helps oversee editorial governance across the network, setting standards for accuracy and consistency and coordinating updates or corrections when needed.
Originally from the Porto metropolitan area in Portugal, he holds a bachelor’s degree in Geography. His path into cycling journalism was shaped not through formal media training, but through independent reporting, community engagement, and sustained on-the-ground involvement in the sport.
Over the course of his career, he has conducted approximately 100 interviews across road cycling and cyclocross, ranging from one-to-one conversations and online formats to press conferences and on-site pre- and post-race coverage. His interviews include leading riders, team managers, and prominent figures within cycling media: Tadej Pogacar, Jonas Vingegaard, Mathieu van der Poel, Primoz Roglic, Wout van Aert, Joao Almeida and Tom Pidcock; managers like Patrick Lefevere and Joxean Matxin; and YouTube personality Bryan Kennedy (BKXC)...
Within 18 months of launch, he helped grow CyclingUpToDate’s English-language platform into one of the most-read cycling news websites, built entirely from the ground up. As both a professional journalist and lifelong cycling enthusiast, his focus remains on delivering accurate, timely, and well-contextualized coverage.
claps 3visitors 3
Just in
Popular news
Latest comments
- Congrats! It is done so now is time for CX.averagecyclist15-11-2026
- It's going to happen at some point. It will happen to Tadej as well, we all get older. Jonas was in pretty great form at the tour. I still consider him a top two or three cyclist in the world, until he's not.awp15-11-2026
- mij, I am not so sure of that. I have been on a spine ward at a Denver hospital that had quite a few spinal injuries from mountain biking.BDBigGuy15-11-2026
- Pogi takes care of his teammates in races and training. Tadej Pogačar is widely praised within the cycling peloton for his fair and egalitarian leadership, actively supporting his UAE teammates both on the road during races and behind the scenes at training camps. Rather than acting like an untouchable superstar, he has intense team loyalty by sharing daily chores, giving up personal glory to help domestiques, and publicly praising their sacrifices. Unlike some Grand Tour contenders, like Vingegaard, who occasionally train away from their squads, Pogi consistently attends team training camps alongside his domestiques, making the exact same sacrifices to build friendship. I love how Pogačar shares his teammates-domestiques, either when they succeed or win in races or when they simply just do a good job for him. It has to be a great moral boost for them. And then they work even harder and go even deeper for Pogi. This is teamwork.PogiSloFans15-11-2026
- Yeah, what he said!Lozza15-11-2026
- I’m sure Jasper Philipsen would disagree with you.Lozza15-11-2026
- Article says he was “out for a spin around the town”, implying not off-road.Lozza15-11-2026
- let’s be honest, Alpecin is all about one rider - MVDP. I’m sure he gets whatever he needs, the rest get the scraps.mij15-11-2026
- there are more vicious injuries on a road bike than a mountain bike far and away.mij15-11-2026
- That'll be one crazy rider
Rafionain-Glas15-11-2026
Loading
3 Comments