{"id":237068,"date":"2026-04-06T02:33:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/cobbled-classics-take-their-toll-as-crashes-and-injuries-mount-pro-cycling-injury-list-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:33:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:33:06","slug":"cobbled-classics-take-their-toll-as-crashes-and-injuries-mount-pro-cycling-injury-list-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/06\/cobbled-classics-take-their-toll-as-crashes-and-injuries-mount-pro-cycling-injury-list-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobbled Classics take their toll as crashes and injuries mount \u2013 Pro cycling injury list 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-daf2763d-dd2f-49c9-9cdf-3785f3d19a0f\">Professional cycling is a brutal sport that can rule out anyone, from the world&#8217;s best rider to a Continental-level domestique, for months in just a split second.<\/p>\n<p>Crashes are part and parcel of racing and training, which means that every team in the peloton has a list of injured riders to look after at some point during the season. 2026 is no different, with plenty of riders suffering various fractures and injuries in the opening months of the season.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-daf2763d-dd2f-49c9-9cdf-3785f3d19a0f-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Rider <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/rules\/safety\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/rules\/safety\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/rules\/safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safety<\/a> has been an increasingly prominent topic in recent years, but the number of crashes so far in 2026 points to a wider issue still being present.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s just so dangerous now, and it\u2019s getting worse and worse, with the speed of the racing and the aggressive way they\u2019re racing,&#8221; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/sean-kellys-classics-column-sometimes-you-have-to-be-a-glass-cranker\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/sean-kellys-classics-column-sometimes-you-have-to-be-a-glass-cranker\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/sean-kellys-classics-column-sometimes-you-have-to-be-a-glass-cranker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Kelly wrote in a recent <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> column<\/a>. &#8220;Everybody seems to be fighting for every centimetre of road, and nobody is backing off at all. So you get all these crashes and all these broken bones. The issue has to be looked at immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">There have also been concerns about race safety and quality, with <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/not-worthy-of-a-worldtour-race-jonas-vingegaard-makes-feelings-clear-over-roads-used-in-stage-1-of-paris-nice\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/not-worthy-of-a-worldtour-race-jonas-vingegaard-makes-feelings-clear-over-roads-used-in-stage-1-of-paris-nice\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/not-worthy-of-a-worldtour-race-jonas-vingegaard-makes-feelings-clear-over-roads-used-in-stage-1-of-paris-nice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jonas Vingegaard complaining that the opening stage of Paris-Nice featured roads &#8220;not worthy of a WorldTour race&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The dangerous roads of the cobbled Classics have seen plenty more names added to the 2026 injury list, with the Ronde van Brugge in particular seeing a host of riders falling victim to crashes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">We&#8217;ve compiled all currently injured riders in one place with a log of their injuries, as well as the race and date they were sustained, which we&#8217;ll update periodically. Some riders listed here may have recovered from their injuries, but are yet to return to racing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Ax9SP6NLRwB4n5CnPEPY2a\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-Ax9SP6NLRwB4n5CnPEPY2a slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Here&#8217;s the rundown of all the ongoing injuries keeping riders out of racing at the WorldTour, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/features\/womens-worldtour-the-definitive-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Women&#8217;s WorldTour<\/a> and ProTeam levels.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-injuries-in-the-men-s-peloton\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-injuries-in-the-men-s-peloton\"><span>Injuries in the men&#8217;s peloton<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-9b21fcc5-3514-468a-bc4f-2b45c32eaa3e\"><em>Injuries per team in the men&#8217;s peloton.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-alpecin-premier-tech\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-alpecin-premier-tech\"><span>Alpecin-Premier Tech<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-9c67eacd-6795-4997-909a-17beb6197aa0\">\n<li>Lindsay De Vylder \u2013 Fractured hip, Paris-Nice (Mar 11)<\/li>\n<li>Henri Uhlig \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Volta a Catalunya (Mar 25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-bahrain-victorious\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-bahrain-victorious\"><span>Bahrain Victorious<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-6d7bf1cc-8928-4562-975e-663a5fb75017\">\n<li>Robert Stannard \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Paris-Nice (Mar 12)<\/li>\n<li>Mathijs Paasschens \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Paris-Nice (Mar 11)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-cofidis\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-cofidis\"><span>Cofidis<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-1212f60d-3464-4de3-893c-331ab38783b5\">\n<li>Alex Kirsch \u2013 Fractured wrist and hand, Ronde van Brugge (Mar 25)<\/li>\n<li>Jenthe Biermans \u2013 Finger injury, Ronde van Brugge (Mar 25)<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Knight \u2013 Fractured hand, training (Feb 10)<\/li>\n<li>Damien Touz\u00e9 \u2013 Ruptured spleen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-even-thought-i-might-never-make-it-home-damien-touze-out-of-danger-but-season-over-and-career-on-hold-after-60-kph-tour-of-oman-horror-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-even-thought-i-might-never-make-it-home-damien-touze-out-of-danger-but-season-over-and-career-on-hold-after-60-kph-tour-of-oman-horror-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-even-thought-i-might-never-make-it-home-damien-touze-out-of-danger-but-season-over-and-career-on-hold-after-60-kph-tour-of-oman-horror-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abdominal trauma<\/a>, fractured femur, Tour of Oman (Feb 10)<\/li>\n<li>Sergio Samitier \u2013 Fractured radius, scaphoid, Tour of Oman (Feb 9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-decathlon-cma-cgm\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-decathlon-cma-cgm\"><span>Decathlon-CMA CGM<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"elk-ef-education-easypost\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-ef-education-easypost\"><span>EF Education-EasyPost<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-a5647f68-01fb-433d-85a4-297b54caaf84\">\n<li>Vincenzo Albanese \u2013 Fractured hand, Ronde van Brugge (Mar 25)<\/li>\n<li>Neilson Powless \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/neilson-powless-out-of-spring-classics-after-undergoing-knee-surgery-this-is-a-big-disappointment\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/neilson-powless-out-of-spring-classics-after-undergoing-knee-surgery-this-is-a-big-disappointment\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/neilson-powless-out-of-spring-classics-after-undergoing-knee-surgery-this-is-a-big-disappointment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knee injury<\/a> (Feb 25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-flanders-baloise\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-flanders-baloise\"><span>Flanders-Baloise<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-016ec0ec-0c2d-4ae0-a26e-be016dbe5390\">\n<li>Henri Vandenabeele \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Vuelta a Analuc\u00eda (Feb 18)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-groupama-fdj-united\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-groupama-fdj-united\"><span>Groupama FDJ-United<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-c9a209b8-53dd-4598-9fa5-95b81f8b7f60\">\n<li>Olivier Le Gac \u2013 Fractured femur, training (Jan 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-ineos-grenadiers\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-ineos-grenadiers\"><span>Ineos Grenadiers<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-6e2f1263-557b-4d11-a13b-c53147782d59\">\n<li>Magnus Sheffield \u2013 Skin wound, Tour of Flanders (Apr 5)<\/li>\n<li>Micha\u0142 Kwiatkowski \u2013 Thigh injury, Milan-San Remo (Mar 21)<\/li>\n<li>Ben Swift \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/major-fractures-for-stefan-kung-and-ben-swift-as-injury-fallout-from-crash-ridden-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-continues\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/major-fractures-for-stefan-kung-and-ben-swift-as-injury-fallout-from-crash-ridden-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-continues\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/major-fractures-for-stefan-kung-and-ben-swift-as-injury-fallout-from-crash-ridden-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fractured pelvis<\/a>, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Feb 28)<\/li>\n<li>Tobias Foss \u2013 Fractured shoulder blade, Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (Feb 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-jayco-alula\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-jayco-alula\"><span>Jayco-AlUla<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"elk-lidl-trek\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lidl-trek\"><span>Lidl-Trek<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-0f0a516f-f23c-4897-b6e3-aee7d4c2eb01\">\n<li>Thibau Nys, knee surgery (Mar 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-lotto-intermarche\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-lotto-intermarche\"><span>Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-3d601b37-e2dd-4123-8764-4f76150d32f5\">\n<li>Jasper De Buyst \u2013 Cardiac arrhythmia (Apr 1)<\/li>\n<li>Taco van der Hoorn\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Knee surgery (Feb 13)<\/li>\n<li>Lars Craps \u2013 Knee surgery (Jan 31)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-movistar\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-movistar\"><span>Movistar<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-3e110c94-92cb-442b-954b-3c09c44d9e8b\">\n<li>Pablo Castrillo \u2013 Hip injury, Paris-Nice (Mar 11)<\/li>\n<li>Nelson Oliveira \u2013 Fractured collarbone, training (Feb 27)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-nsn\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-nsn\"><span>NSN <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-9a4f30c3-9d48-4485-9364-326438a04b1b\">\n<li>Stevie Williams \u2013 Quadriceps tendinopathy (Jun 17, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-picnic-postnl\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-picnic-postnl\"><span>Picnic-PostNL<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-103a4bce-45d9-4fc3-a985-7d2c5d9af837\">\n<li>Timo de Jong \u2013 Fractured wrist, GP Monser\u00e9 (Mar 22)<\/li>\n<li>Timo Roosen \u2013 Fractured ribs and collarbone, pneumothorax, GP Monser\u00e9 (Mar 22)<\/li>\n<li>Warren Barguil \u2013 Fractured pelvis, ribs, collarbone, Tour des Alpes-Maritimes (Feb 22)<\/li>\n<li>Gijs Leemreize \u2013 Fractured collarbone, training (Feb 14)<\/li>\n<li>Nils Eekhoff \u2013 Iliac artery surgery (Jan 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-pinarello-q36-5\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-pinarello-q36-5\"><span>Pinarello-Q36.5<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-69042ccf-bac2-4c9d-b98a-dd14ba6651f1\">\n<li>Tom Pidcock \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/we-did-everything-to-try-to-make-it-tom-pidcock-pulls-out-of-the-volta-a-catalunya-with-injuries-from-stage-5-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/we-did-everything-to-try-to-make-it-tom-pidcock-pulls-out-of-the-volta-a-catalunya-with-injuries-from-stage-5-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/we-did-everything-to-try-to-make-it-tom-pidcock-pulls-out-of-the-volta-a-catalunya-with-injuries-from-stage-5-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Knee and wrist injury,<\/a> Volta a Catalunya (Mar 28)<\/li>\n<li>Chris Harper \u2013 Fractured collarbone, UAE Tour (Feb 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe\"><span>Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-54b6e305-c2b4-4f53-84d8-c1cd77262ffe\">\n<li>Adrien Boichis \u2013 Fractured elbow, Coppi e Bartali (Mar 29)<\/li>\n<li>Maxim Van Gils \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/maxim-van-gils-out-for-months-after-pelvis-fractured-in-clasica-jaen-podium-sprint-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/maxim-van-gils-out-for-months-after-pelvis-fractured-in-clasica-jaen-podium-sprint-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/maxim-van-gils-out-for-months-after-pelvis-fractured-in-clasica-jaen-podium-sprint-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fractured pelvis<\/a>, humerus, Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n (Feb 16)<\/li>\n<li>Alexander Hajek \u2013 Fractured collarbone, crash, Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda (Feb 22)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-soudal-quickstep\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-soudal-quickstep\"><span>Soudal-QuickStep<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-f232f8cc-45a9-4229-8f13-9be418d2588c\">\n<li>Laurenz Rex \u2013 Knee injury, In Flanders Fields (Mar 29)<\/li>\n<li>Louis Vervaeke \u2013 Knee injury (Mar 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-tudor\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-tudor\"><span>Tudor<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-18cdbe99-7ff4-40c3-9c7b-bfa0a384b07f\">\n<li>Matteo Trentin \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Tour of Flanders (Apr 6)<\/li>\n<li>Stefan K\u00fcng \u2013 Fractured femur, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Feb 28)<\/li>\n<li>Marius Mayrhofer \u2013 Fractured collarbone, ribs, shoulder blade, Tour Down Under (Jan 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-uae-team-emirates-xrg\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-uae-team-emirates-xrg\"><span>UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-e395154e-2895-4835-9fcf-f6e53790aa43\">\n<li>Jan Christen \u2013 Fractured collarbone, Milan-San Remo (Mar 21)<\/li>\n<li>Tim Wellens \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tim-wellens-latest-big-name-to-break-a-bone-in-opening-weekend-as-more-crashes-affect-kuurne-brussel-kuurne\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tim-wellens-latest-big-name-to-break-a-bone-in-opening-weekend-as-more-crashes-affect-kuurne-brussel-kuurne\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/tim-wellens-latest-big-name-to-break-a-bone-in-opening-weekend-as-more-crashes-affect-kuurne-brussel-kuurne\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fractured collarbone<\/a>, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (Mar 1)<\/li>\n<li>Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/jhonatan-narvaez-crashes-on-stage-4-of-tour-down-under-rider-who-started-the-day-in-second-place-abandons\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/jhonatan-narvaez-crashes-on-stage-4-of-tour-down-under-rider-who-started-the-day-in-second-place-abandons\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/jhonatan-narvaez-crashes-on-stage-4-of-tour-down-under-rider-who-started-the-day-in-second-place-abandons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fractured vertebrae<\/a>, Tour Down Under (Jan 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-unibet-rose-rockets\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-unibet-rose-rockets\"><span>Unibet Rose Rockets<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-e79d1ef7-53b9-446d-a3b8-7f12bb85e70e\">\n<li>Rory Townsend \u2013 Fractured tibia, Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne (Mar 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-visma-lease-a-bike\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-visma-lease-a-bike\"><span>Visma-Lease a Bike<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-b6cbc23f-9e82-4bd0-990d-df99fbcc1bdf\">\n<li>Timo Kielich \u2013 Fractured collarbone, In Flanders Fields (Mar 29)<\/li>\n<li>Niklas Behrens \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/young-visma-lease-a-bike-racer-out-of-action-for-several-months-following-procedure-to-correct-heart-rhythm-problems\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/young-visma-lease-a-bike-racer-out-of-action-for-several-months-following-procedure-to-correct-heart-rhythm-problems\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/young-visma-lease-a-bike-racer-out-of-action-for-several-months-following-procedure-to-correct-heart-rhythm-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heart surgery<\/a> (Mar 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-no-team\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-no-team\"><span>No team<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-fd6ea7ca-e466-4aae-9ed8-f6d3be6fdf7a\">\n<li>Chris Froome \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/chris-froome-hospitalised-after-collision-with-driver-during-training-ride\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/chris-froome-hospitalised-after-collision-with-driver-during-training-ride\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/chris-froome-hospitalised-after-collision-with-driver-during-training-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pericardial rupture<\/a>, fractured ribs, collapsed long, vertebrae fracture, training crash (Aug 27, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-injuries-in-the-women-s-peloton\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-injuries-in-the-women-s-peloton\"><span>Injuries in the women&#8217;s peloton<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-6bdd93c8-628b-4f08-9731-2a207f4ce5a4\"><em>Injuries per team in the women&#8217;s peloton.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-ag-insurance-soudal\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-ag-insurance-soudal\"><span>AG Insurance-Soudal<\/span><\/h3>\n<p id=\"elk-486fcf71-e4cc-45d1-bd16-ed6e398572e2\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar \u2013 Fractured wrist, Tour of Flanders (Apr 5)<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-cofidis\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-cofidis\"><span>Cofidis<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-299f39f5-cf3e-4f8d-86ec-a2c698592c0a\">\n<li>Victorie Berteau, radius fracture, Tour of Flanders (Apr 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-fdj-united-suez\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-fdj-united-suez\"><span>FDJ United-Suez<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-181bab58-a1eb-4adb-8b43-62431411b86e\">\n<li>Marie Le Net \u2013 Lumbar hernia, Feb 25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-fenix-premier-tech\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-fenix-premier-tech\"><span>Fenix-Premier Tech<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-02ac2547-d674-4fd9-a771-13e09a1976a1\">\n<li>Christina Schweinberger \u2013 Fractured hand, Ronde van Brugge (Mar 26)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-laboral-kutxa-fundacion-euskadi\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-laboral-kutxa-fundacion-euskadi\"><span>Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-a360f65c-6784-49a2-87c1-d63f8f9ef1e4\">\n<li>Debora Silvestri \u2013 Fractured scapula and ribs, Milan-San Remo (Mar 21)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-liv-alula-jayco\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-liv-alula-jayco\"><span>Liv-AlUla-Jayco<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-eb27aa62-b1f4-426f-ab8b-767c62c7351b\">\n<li>Silke Smulders \u2013 Fractured vertebrae, Setmana Valenciana (Feb 13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-movistar\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-movistar\"><span>Movistar<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-71d80d84-0121-4055-95bb-ad7360e3e02d\">\n<li>Marlen Reusser \u2013 Fracture of a lumbar vertebra, Tour of Flanders (Apr 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-ma-petite-entreprise\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-ma-petite-entreprise\"><span>Ma Petite Entreprise<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-77f07b2e-19ef-4134-8410-3800bae4b94e\">\n<li>L\u00e9a Stern \u2013 Fractured collarbone, training (Feb 4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-sd-worx-protime\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-sd-worx-protime\"><span>SD Worx-Protime<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-6acb1f53-6108-4b1e-99a8-4dbdb1f26862\">\n<li>Elena Cecchini \u2013 Broken little finger, Tour of Flanders (April 5)<\/li>\n<li>Lorena Wiebes \u2013 Abrasions and bruises, Tour of Flanders (April 5)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"elk-volkerwessels\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"article-body__section\" id=\"section-volkerwessels\"><span>VolkerWessels<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul id=\"elk-855013fb-2388-4874-ab2c-bd7fd7afa76e\">\n<li>Maud Rijnbeek \u2013 Fractured arm, Giro dell&#8217;Appennino (Mar 22)<\/li>\n<li>Quinty Schoens \u2013 Fractured collarbone, shoulder, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (Feb 28)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/safety\/pro-cycling-injury-list-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional cycling is a brutal sport that can rule out anyone, from the world&#8217;s best rider to a Continental-level domestique, for months in just a split second. Crashes are part and parcel of racing and training, which means that every team in the peloton has a list of injured riders to look after at some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":237069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6804],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-237068","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237068\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}