'It's no use hanging your head' – Jonas Vingegaard gives his first reaction since exiting the Tour de France

Danish Jonas Vingegaard of Team Visma-Lease a Bike is pictured after stage 14 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, a stage of 155km from Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering, on Saturday 18 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS (Photo by DAVID PINTENS / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Jonas Vingegaard has issued a measured reaction to his Tour de France exit, saying that it’s “no use hanging your head” and even that “it’s going surprisingly well”.

Vingegaard, the two-time winner and second overall in this Tour, crashed out on Sunday’s stage 15 after slipping out through a right-hand corner and breaking his collarbone.