Medical Reports & Withdrawals Tour de France 2026 Stage 6 - Torstein Traeen's yellow jersey spell ends with crash as Uijtdebroeks and De Kleijn headline abandons
CyclingThursday, 09 July 2026 at 19:14
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.
Stage 6
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.
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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.
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- Jonas can rest easy knowing that he's the second-best rider in the TdF. Del Toro or Seixas can't match him just yet. Second place will be easy to defend.
PogiFan2Day09-07-2026 - What stage did you watched? Remco was behind Lipo. He is the one closing gaps on his own teammate...MajorPayne09-07-2026
- I don't think Vingegaard believes in himself. He didn't continue pushing to the finish line and wasn't bothered to pursue every second, as he has done in the past. But he also didn't specify whether he believes he can beat Pogačar later in the race or whether he can stay ahead of the chasing pack. And Pogačar's insensitiveness is nothing new. At the Dauphiné last year, on stage 6, he commented that "I had to hurry up to watch the finish of Urska" which many deemed insensitive as it trivialised his rivals who'd given their all. It is, however, extraordinary that he isn't an arrogant pratt like Roger de Vlaeminck, considering his greatness. I think there is a correlation between the number/severity of setbacks a rider has suffered and whether they come across as arrogant or not. Why is Wout always praised for having never lost his dignity?
Rafionain-Glas09-07-2026 - What’s the Mike Tyson phrase? Everyone has a plan until the first punch? What a huge gap to open on a single day.RidesHills09-07-2026
- Damn...To soon.... I preferred that UAE didn´t atack so strong this stage...an so early in the grad boucle ! Now theres no to little competition foi maillot jeune in thenext weeks..... Beside that, i was expecting Seixas to go with Vingegard... But not bad for him! He is only 19... Go SEIXAS!!!Alexcavalera09-07-2026
- I'm not claiming he doesn't have the right to be angry, but the way he spills his beans in public hurts his public image.Ride197409-07-2026
- I was thinking the same! Could we have 2 Place tight competition this year? Or in the third week, in the Alps, we will see a Premium VIngagard??Alexcavalera09-07-2026
- JV finished 20 seconds ahead of 6 riders. A younger JV would have had at least 1 minute or more on them. I think we saw peak JV 2 years ago.Cyclingnut09-07-2026
- I do see the comparisons with de Lie.Rafionain-Glas09-07-2026
- In Lipo's defence he already knows there's going to be big beef between him and Remco one way or another and doesn't want to lose time.Rafionain-Glas09-07-2026
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