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James Moultrie

'We had no plan B' – With Jonas Vingegaard out of the Tour de France, how do shell-shocked Visma-Lease a Bike move on without their leader?

Jonas Vingegaard stands out against a blurred background, at the start of a stage of the 2026 Tour de France.

Visma-Lease a Bike set out for their Tour de France rest day ride on Monday morning, but with their seven remaining riders somewhat in mourning, having lost their talismanic leader Jonas Vingegaard from the race after his crash and abandon on stage 15.

Though no easy feat, they know they will have to move on and change tack to try and get something out of the final seven stages, having lost the Dane in a flash as he came down heavily with just over 20km to race on Sunday. He had broken his collarbone, and was put into an ambulance in pain.

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