Vingegaard discusses Tour de France exit: 'People make mistakes'

Jonas Vingegaard has withdrawn from the Tour de France after a crash on Sunday left him with a broken collarbone. Speaking with a smile and a composed attitude to TV 2, the Danish cyclist expressed disappointment and regret over the incident.

The crash occurred as he exited a roundabout, with his front wheel slipping out from under him. While speculation had suggested a motorcycle might have braked at an inopportune moment, Vingegaard dismissed this, stating that mistakes happen, whether by motorcycles or riders.

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Maybe the motorcycle made a mistake, but we cannot rely on the motorcycles. We must have our own judgment, and we also made a mistake. People make mistakes, and we cannot change that now.

"Maybe the motorcycle made a mistake, but we cannot rely on the motorcycles. We must have our own judgment, and we also made a mistake. People make mistakes, and we cannot change that now," he told TV 2 Sport.

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It certainly didn't do any good. Whether it's the cause, I dare not speculate. I don't want to blame it on that, because it's cycling, and crashes happen in cycling.

Vingegaard also downplayed suggestions that his concentration might have been affected after being woken by doping control officers at 2 a.m. the night before the stage. "It certainly didn't do any good. Whether it's the cause, I dare not speculate. I don't want to blame it on that, because it's cycling, and crashes happen in cycling," he said.

He is scheduled for surgery in the coming days and remains philosophical about the situation. "There's no point in hanging your head. It only makes it worse," he concluded. Vingegaard was in second place overall before his withdrawal.

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There's no point in hanging your head. It only makes it worse.