Vingegaard skips tour event after concussion

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard revealed on March 24 that he suffered from a lengthy concussion after crashing during the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on March 13, leaving him feeling tired and nauseous for days afterwards.

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The 28-year-old Dane will target a third Tour de France win this summer after his 2022 and 2023 triumphs on a route which favours his climbing skills.

But the head injury has scuppered his original build-up programme and he was replaced by teammate Simon Yates as Visma team leader for the seven-day Tour of Catalunya ending on March 30.

"After the crash I was dizzy, and after the stage I got very nauseous and was incredibly tired, which continued for the next several days," Vingegaard told the Danish daily BT of his recent fall.

"I'm happy to be back on the bike, even though it took a little longer than hoped because of my concussion, which has required a lot of rest."

Vingegaard placed an impressive second on the 2024 Tour de France after a life-threatening crash at the Tour of the Basque Country hospitalised him for 12 days last April.

He later admitted he considered walking away from cycling at that time.