Medical Reports & Withdrawals Tour de France Femmes 2026 Stage 2 - Christina Schweinberger ruled out with fractured wrist as Lotto lose three riders
CyclingSunday, 02 August 2026 at 18:42
Across nine stages from Lausanne to Nice, the Tour de France Femmes can change quickly through crashes, illness and the accumulated strain of a compact route. With little recovery time between sprint finales, hilly stages, the Dijon time trial and the decisive mountain tests, one incident can remove a contender or significantly weaken a team’s plans.
This live medical reports and withdrawals hub will be updated throughout the race with every confirmed injury, DNS, DNF and abandonment. As teams issue further assessments following crashes, illness or other incidents, this article will track the verified developments affecting the 2026 Tour de France Femmes peloton.
Stage 1
Laura Tomasi became the first rider to abandon the 2026 Tour de France Femmes after crashing during the opening stage in Lausanne. Alison Avoine also left the race after finishing outside the time limit.
Several notable riders were caught up in crashes across a nervous opening day. Zoe Backstedt, Kim Le Court-Pienaar and Christina Schweinberger were among those brought down early, with Schweinberger later struggling with a wrist injury. Marlen Reusser was delayed after being unable to avoid a Movistar teammate who crashed in front of her on a descent, although she returned to the peloton with help from her team. Mackenzie Coupland, Henrietta Christie, Debora Silvestri, Dominika Wlodarczyk and Letizia Paternoster were also involved in separate incidents.
Stage 2
Christina Schweinberger was unable to start Stage 2 after suffering a fractured wrist in her crash during the opening stage in Lausanne. The Fenix – Premier Tech rider had managed to finish Stage 1 but was ruled out before the peloton departed for Geneva. Brodie Chapman was the other non-starter, with the UAE Team L'IMAD rider withdrawing due to illness.
Lotto Intermarche Ladies lost three riders during the stage as Elisabeth Ebras, Marieke Meert and Sterre Vervloet all abandoned. Laura Molenaar of VolkerWessels Cycling Team also failed to finish.
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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