Medical Reports & Withdrawals Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 - Vingegaard affected by late crash; Molenaar loses memory after hitting his head
CyclingWednesday, 08 July 2026 at 19:44
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.
Stage 1
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.
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Stage 2
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.
Stage 3
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.
Stage 4
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.
Stage 5
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.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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