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Kirsten Frattini

Urška Žigart in hospital with fractured jaw following crash on uneven road surface at Tour de Suisse

SONDRIO, ITALY - JUNE 17: Urska Zigart of Slovenia and Team AG Insurance - Soudal competes in the breakaway during the 10th Tour de Suisse Women 2026, Stage 1 a 109.3km stage from Sondrio to Sondrio / #UCIWWT / on June 17, 2026 in Sondrio, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Urška Žigart has been taken to the hospital for treatment following a late-race crash on stage 2 at the Tour de Suisse Women on Thursday. Her team, AG Insurance-Soudal, confirmed in an official medical update following the stage that Žigart has fractured her jaw, with no other injuries.

"Following her crash in the final kilometre of Stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse Women, Urška Žigart was immediately attended to by the race medical team and team doctor before being transferred to hospital for further examinations," the team confirmed in a medical update.

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