The fall of Vingegaard in Málaga forces him to delay the start of his season

The start of Jonas Vingegaard's 2026 campaign, which was scheduled for February 16 at the UAE Tour, has been postponed to the next event on his calendar, the Volta a Catalunya, due to the fall he suffered a few days ago and because he has been ill, according to a statement issued by the team.

Jonas Vingegaard postpones his 2026 start to recover from the fall he suffered a few days ago.

A few days ago, while training, Jonas Vingegaard suffered a strange fall while being followed by a fan. Vingegaard tried to shake him off on a descent and ended up on the ground. To make matters worse, the weather conditions in southern Spain, where Jonas Vingegaard usually trains, have not only hindered his recovery from the fall but have also made him ill.

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Jonas Vingegaard will not line up at the start of the UAE Tour later this month after all. A recent crash followed by illness has ruled out his planned participation.

Vingegaard: “I was really looking forward to… pic.twitter.com/2U15vN5qAe

— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) February 6, 2026

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For this reason, seeing that he cannot maintain the desired training cadence without compromising his recovery, Jonas Vingegaard has decided, along with Visma-Lease a Bike, to postpone the start of the season that was scheduled for February 16 at the UAE Tour.

Vingegaard will not try to find an alternative date for this race but will directly move on to the next event on his calendar. Therefore, we will not see Jonas Vingegaard with a number on his back until March 23, when the Volta a Catalunya begins, which will be his only competition before the first major goal of the season, the Giro d'Italia.

Another day in the office #vingegaard #costadelsol pic.twitter.com/LFGO49RERV

— Alex (@Cyklist85) February 5, 2026

In any case, this change of plans by Jonas Vingegaard is quite strange, always fueled by the scarce and brief information provided by Visma-Lease a Bike, as just yesterday, images of the Danish cyclist appeared on social media, recorded by a fan from a car, showing Vingegaard training under heavy rain.