Tour Down Under 2026 medical reports & withdrawals stage 1 update - Fractures collarbone, shoulder blade and ribs for Tudor rider
CyclingWednesday, 21 January 2026 at 10:54
As is often the case in a stage race of this intensity, the 2026 Tour Down Under will no doubt see a number of riders forced to abandon due to crashes, illness, and other racing incidents. Keep track of all incidents and withdrawals throughout the race right here!
Prologue
Nothing to note.
Stage 1
Jardi Christiaan van der Lee, Oliver Stockwell, Pietro Mattio and Michael Leonard were involved in an early crash on the stage. Max van der Meulen and Marius Mayrhofer also crashed during the stage and were forced to abandon, with the latter being diagnosed with fractures to his right collarbone, shoulder blad and ribs.
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- still need to respond to MVDPs accelerations. good luck with that. and sitting in the drafts and his speed?!?!?mij21-01-2026
- Pretty sure he can win the Giro alone so long as Pogi isn't there. Pogi won it gearing his season on the TdF. He wasn't nearly at his best for the Giro. It was like he was just getting base miles and using the climbs as intervals. A peaked Jonas can do what Pogi did at the Giro. The only question is if Jonas can recover to do well in the TdF.Veganpotter21-01-2026
- The swim was definitely mentioned. But its not like bad swimmers haven't won ironmans before.Veganpotter21-01-2026
- You still need less power to follow attacks since there's still a draft in cross and most of these riders weigh less than MVDP.Veganpotter21-01-2026
- Nobody holds MVDPs wheel in cross unless he wants them to.Veganpotter21-01-2026
- He'll never be on a GT podiumVeganpotter21-01-2026
- Remco has not shown to be the best bike handler. lots of crashes, and look at him on the Giro gravel stage of a couple years ago. the last thing I would do is put him in Flanders on wet cobbles, where position matters. Or Strade Bianche. See Tadej's crash last year. he doesn't know any of those races, it isn't the time to experiment yet.mij21-01-2026
- it doesn't really take cycling IQ to state "I need to sit on the leaders wheels". it takes legs to do so. if I show up at the next race, if I position myself correctly, do I stand a chance just sitting on his wheel? to sit on someone's wheel, a rider needs the power to match every acceleration. Nys is an amazing rider, but has not shown he has that power. And has even admitted that he doesn't have it.mij21-01-2026
- for sure. Tadej's group says each year he hits a new level. and there is no reason to believe he has peaked. from a physiological standpoint, it is typical that GT riders hit their peak 30ish. He has a few years to go. there is no basis for Delgado's comments whatsoever. and even if he has reached his peak, we keep seeing new gains in nutrition, products like bicarbonate, bike design, shorter cranks, etc that pushes the peak. granted for all, but some respond better than others.mij21-01-2026
- Cycling punditry must be the best job out there. You get paid to make large claims without evidence or homework. Where do I sign?Renz21-01-2026
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