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Vingegaard Withdraws After Stage Crash as Night-Time Doping Tests Trigger Outcry

Court-authorised overnight testing is defended as a way to catch short‑window micro‑dosing.

Jonas Vingegaard auf der 15. Tour-Etappe
Der Slowene Tadej Pogacar (l), der das gelbe Trikot des Gesamtführenden trägt, und der Däne Jonas Vingegaard, der das gepunktete Trikot des besten Bergfahrers trägt, unterhalten sich vor dem Start.
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Overview

  • Jonas Vingegaard crashed on Stage 15 and withdrew from the Tour with a fractured clavicle after suffering the fall on Sunday.
  • The International Testing Agency confirmed it carried out unannounced night checks on Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar before that stage and said a Paris court authorised the exceptional overnight visits.
  • No positive results from those early‑morning samples have been reported so far, but the episode has prompted sustained criticism from riders and commentators.
  • Top riders and the riders' union say waking athletes during core sleep risks recovery and concentration, with some suggesting disrupted sleep could have contributed to Vingegaard's crash.
  • Proponents including some team managers argue night tests are needed to catch micro‑dosing drugs that leave short detection windows, and the dispute now risks policy, legal and welfare reviews and a changed competitive picture for the Tour.