Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) will not start Friday's stage 6 of Paris-Nice with the team announcing in a brief media statement that the decision had been made to sit the two-time Tour de France winner out for the rest of the event to allow time for recovery.
Visma-Lease a Bike had said on Thursday that the rider "sustained a contusion of the hand after a crash in Paris-Nice" and that its medical staff would decide on Friday if he was fit enough to continue the race.
"Unfortunately, Jonas Vingegaard will not start in today’s stage of Paris-Nice," was the statement that came from the team on Friday morning. "Our medical staff has decided that it is best for him to recover from yesterday’s crash at home and focus on his next goals for the season."
