It was uncertain for a while, but on Friday, Jonas Vingegaard did not start stage six of Paris-Nice. The Dane crashed hard the day before, suffering a bruised hand. Visma | Lease a Bike seemed to have lost a key player,

French rider Lenny Martinez sprinted to an uphill victory in the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Thursday, with Jonas Vingegaard losing the overall lead to US teammate Matteo Jorgenson after a nasty fall.

Jonas Vingegaard's early preparations for the Tour de France hit a bump on Friday when the Danish rider pulled out of the Paris-Nice race with a hand injury. Two-times Tour champion Vingegaard crashed during the fifth stage on Thursday.

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdraws from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lose out in a sprint finish on stage six.

Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from Paris-Nice before Friday's sixth stage after injuring his hand in a fall.

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has withdrawn from Paris-Nice after suffering a crash on Thursday's fifth stage. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider fell with 84km to go on the stage, cutting his upper lip,