US EditionTwo-Time Tour De France Champ Jonas Vingegaard Says Team Had Him Continue Race After Concussion
- Jonas Vingegaard, who has won the Tour de France twice, suffered a crash during the fifth stage of the March Paris-Nice race, completed the stage despite the incident, and then withdrew from the event.
- Despite visible bleeding and injuries, race officials did not conduct an immediate concussion evaluation, prompting questions about the effectiveness of current on-course medical assessments.
- Vingegaard confirmed he had a concussion, suffered dizziness, and questioned why he was allowed to continue racing without assessment.
- He expressed that whenever a rider shows any noticeable injury from the shoulders upward, they should be evaluated for a concussion before being allowed to resume competing.
- Vingegaard has not raced since the injury, is training for the Tour de France, and called for improvements to concussion protocols to protect riders better.
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Danish cycling star Jonas Vingegaard has spoken out for the first time about the concussion he suffered in March's Paris-Nice race. He has called for a revamp of the protocol for dealing with head injuries. He says he is seriously considering competing at the World Championships in Rwanda in September, but is currently focused on the Tour de France.
"I can beat him": Jonas Vingegaard declared Monday that he had confidence in his ability to take revenge on Tadej Pogacar during the next Tour de France.
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2-time Tour de France champ Vingegaard questions concussion protocol after Paris-Nice crash
Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard claimed he was not properly checked by race doctors after he was concussed in a crash during the Paris-Nice in March.
Two-Time Tour De France Champ Jonas Vingegaard Says Team Had Him Continue Race After Concussion
After Jonas Vingegaard won the 2022 and 2023 Tours de France, it appeared as if the Danish cyclist was set to dominate the race for years to come. Since then, injuries and Slovenian super Tadej Pogacar has prevented that from happening. But Vingegaard may also have his Visma Lease-A-Bike team to blame after suffering a nasty concussion in this year’s edition of Paris-Nice. Vingegaard has not raced since his March 13 crash in the 2025 edition of …
On Monday Jonas Vingegaard, confidently, was able to beat his Slovenian rival on the next edition of the Tour de France.
The cycling star explained why he believes in a Tour victory over Pogacar, before giving a shout-out to the possibilities of racing the World Cup for Denmark - also in the coming years.
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