Medical Reports & Withdrawals Tour de France 2026 Stage 21 - Minor crash in sprint finish as all riders complete Tour in Paris

The Tour de France is often shaped as much by survival as by strength. Across three weeks of racing from the Grand Départ in Barcelona on 4 July to the final stage in Paris on 26 July, crashes, illness, heat, fatigue and withdrawals can quickly reshape the peloton, from nervous sprint stages and exposed transition days to the high mountains of the Pyrenees and Alps.

This live Tour de France medical reports and withdrawals hub is updated throughout the race with the latest confirmed injuries, DNS, DNF and rider abandonments. As teams release medical updates and riders undergo further assessment after crashes, illness or other race incidents, this article will track all verified developments affecting the 2026 Tour de France peloton.

John Degenkolb was involved in a crash pre-stage during recon, but the full peloton navigated to the finish line on the opening day. Three XDS Astana rider crashed during the stage, but finished the race. Groupama-FDJ United also saw two riders crash - Guillaume Martin and Clement Berthet fell but finished the stage. The French team later confirmed that Berthet would abandon before stage 2. Matej Mohoric was also a victim of a crash on the stage.

With Berthet a DNS at the start of the day, no other rider departed on stage 2. There were a couple of crashes however, with the likes of: Kelland O’Brien, Robbe Dhondt, Aaron Gate, Biniam Girmay, Silvan Dillier, Maxim Van Gils, Anthon Charmig and Dorian Godon involved.

After a nightmare opening couple of days battling illness, Arnaud De Lie was suffering again on stage 3, and ultimately forced out of the race through a DNF.

Elsewhere, the peloton was rocked by a mass crash early on the day, with Mathias Vacek, Bruno Armirail, Tobias Foss, Thymen Arensman, Joshua Tarling, Michal Kwiatkowski and Matthew Riccitello all involved.

Kelland O'Brien, victim of a crash earlier in the race, has spent a long day by himself this afternoon at the Tour de France and did not cross the finish line within the time limit of the stage. Whilst the time limit was set at 37:37 minutes, the Team Jayco AlUla rider arrived over 46 minutes after stage winner Mads Pedersen, and has been removed from the race.

The stage also saw the crash of Briton Jake Stewart who underwent an on-site concussion protocol test; the NSN Cycling Team rider fell alongside other riders such as George Bennett, Matej Mohoric, Simone Velasco and Silvan Dillier.

A calm day throughout most of the stage but a very tense finale saw two falls. One involved Cofidis rider Jenthe Biermans in the closing kilometers of the stage; however it was the crash with 5.8 kilometers to go that marked the stage.

Jonas Vingegaard was involved and needed a bike change, whilst the likes of Michael Matthews, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Jasper Stuyven and Alex Molenaar. The latter was reported by AS to have lost memory of his crash, and has been assessed for a possible concussion after crashing and hitting his head.

Four riders departed on stage 6, with Movistar Team's pre-race GC hope Cian Uijtdebroeks the headline name among the abandons. The other rider's leaving the race were Bert van Lerberghe, Arvid De Kleijn and polka-dot jersey wearer earlier on in the race, Alex Molenaar.

The Maillot Jaune Torstein Traeen wasn't safe from incident either as the Uno-X rider crashed on the descent from the Tourmalet before ultimately crossing the line nearly 30 mins down and losing the race lead.

Former race leader Torstein Traeen did not start the 7th stage of the race, suffering from a concussion and a rib fracture after his crash on the descent off the Col du Tourmalet.

Nothing to note.

No further withdrawals before the first rest day, although Caja Rural's Jose Felix Parra did go head-over-heels in an off-road scare with just over 100km to go

Matteo Trentin didn't start the first stage of the second week of the Tour, whilst during the day, a few riders went down on the technical descents. A fall early in the day saw Lennert van Eetvelt, Alex Kirsch, Kamil Gradek and Jake Stewart go down.

Later on, in the descent of Puy Mary, Tom Pidcock crashed but got back on the bike to fight for a result. His teammate Chris Harper and Visma's Matteo Jorgenson were also confirmed to have fallen on the descent.

As a result of the injuries from his crash the prior day, Chris Harper was a DNS at the start of the day.

On the stage itself, there was just the one incident with Ben O'Connor, Alex Balderstone and Georg Zimmermann all came down in a crash with around 30km to go.

The chaotic sprint finish in Chalon-sur-Saone brought down several riders and ended the Tour de France of both Fernando Gaviria and Jenno Berckmoes. Gaviria suffered a fractured left collarbone, while Berckmoes was also diagnosed with a broken collarbone after crossing the finish line. Lotto-Intermarche confirmed that the Belgian would leave the race and return to Herentals with his father.

Uno-X Mobility also had three riders involved in the crash. Soren Waerenskjold, Anthon Charmig and Jonas Abrahamsen were all examined by the team doctor after the finish, with the initial assessment indicating no serious injuries.

Dorian Godon was another rider caught in the incident. The Netcompany INEOS rider was able to remount and complete the stage, with the team awaiting further medical checks.

Fernando Gaviria, Jenno Berckmoes and Frits Biesterbos all withdrew from the race officially, not starting today's stage. There were no recorded crashes during the stage.

Alpecin - Premier Tech's Ramses Debruyne has withdrawn from the race before the start of the stage. There was no DNF, however Anthon Charmig has arrived outside of the time limit on the stage - the second rider in the Tour - and has been removed from the race after having been dropped on the first climb of the day.

Jonas Vingegaard's withdrawal from the race was the main story of the day. The Visma rider was involved in a crash that saw him suffer a confirmed fractured collarbone which will require surgery.

In the same crash as him, Isaac del Toro and Felix Grossschartner of UAE went down; Sepp Kuss and Jai Hindley were also confirmed to have gone down on the crash.

Tim Merlier and Tom van Asbroeck, both Belgian riders who had their priorities in the sprint stages, have withdrawn from the race. Ilan van Wilder also crashed on the final climb to Plateau de Solaison, but finished the stage.

Just one stage after 2nd overall from the 2025 Tour Vingegaard was forced to abandon after a crash, 3rd overall from twelve months ago Florian Lipowitz followed suit. The German crashed hard during the individual time trial, abandoning the race due to his injuries. Brandon McNulty and Xandro Meurisse were both hit by vehicles during the recon of the time trial.

Elsewhere, after the rest day, Lotto's Lars Craps was a non-starter.

Thibault Guernalec and Davide Ballerini were some of the riders who crashed during the stage; whilst a mass crash early on involved the likes of Tom Pidcock, Marc Hirschi, Robert Stannard, Fred Wright, Alexandre Delettre, Dylan van Baarle and Piet Allegaert.

During the finale, Adam Yates' illness also came to light in a very prominent fashion. The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider was able to finish the stage, but struggled to make it to the finish line in Voiron and might potentially struggle in the coming days.

José Felix Parra of Caja Rural did not start the first stage of the final mountain block; whilst his teammate Abel Balderstone also crashed during the stage.

However it was UAE Team Emirates - XRG who suffered the most throughout the stage. After getting ill the previous days, Adam Yates struggled but managed to finish the stage. Tim Wellens was the last rider to cross the finish line, and only survived the stage's time limit by two minutes. But the team can't be happy with the outcome as Brandon McNulty did abandon the Tour. Most likely, all riders are suffering from gastrointestinal issues, putting also at risk the health of Tadej Pogacar and Isaac del Toro.

Edoardo Affini abandoned mid-stage in a further blow to Team Visma | Lease a Bike, whilst Movistar Team's Einer Rubio crashed into the back of a UAE team car on Alpe d'Huez in a chaotic moment.

Pascal Ackermann and Ilan van Wilder abandoned the stage, the latter crashing on the descent of the Col de la Croix de Fer whilst fighting for a position in the Top10.

Tiesj Benoot crashed early in the stage whilst Sepp Kuss almost fell down a ravine after falling on the final descent of the stage.

Per Strand Hagenes and Pavel Bittner suffered a crash in the final sprint, but both riders finished the stage.