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.

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.

Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from the Paris-Nice race before the start of Friday's sixth stage after injuring his hand in a fall.

Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins stage six of the Paris-Nice as Matteo Jorgenson capitalises on the withdrawal of Jonas Vingegaard to extend his overall race lead.

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) tumbled out of the lead in Paris-Nice on Thursday, losing 26 seconds on the short but steep finishing climb in La Côte-Saint-André in the finale of stage 5.

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma Lease a Bike) will play no further part in Paris-Nice 2025 after losing the yellow jersey in the race yesterday following a crash

Mads Pedersen thrived in the wet and cold conditions, driving a relentless pace that shattered the peloton on the final climb to La Loge des Gardes. Through the rain and sleet, João Almeida caught Jonas Vingegaard and powered to victory in Paris-Nice stage 4.

It was déjà-vu as Swift acted as a relay for Tobias Foss who attacked with 42km to go. At the back Vingegaard was often last wheel in the peloton, a sure sign something was bothering him. Update: Vingegaard won’t start the stage.

Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France preparations hit a speed bump after he abandoned Paris-Nice on Friday due to injuries sustained in a crash in Thursday’s chaotic stage. The Visma-Lease a Bike leader was lucky to avoid fractures,

Visma-Lease a Bike rider left with cut on lip and and ceded race lead on Thursday, understood to have hurt wrist