Crashes and Courage: 26 DNFs mark the 2026 Tour de France
184 riders started the Tour de France in Barcelona, 158 finished in Paris, and 26 DNFs were recorded—the second-lowest attrition of the decade. High-caliber riders like Jonas Vingegaard, Florian Lipowitz, Tim Merlier and Torstein Træen dropped out, including notable crashes that left several with injuries (Vingegaard/Lipowitz with fractured collarbones) and others like Chris Harper losing part of a thumb while Einer Rubio needed stitches after a collision on Alpe d’Huez. The piece lists all 26 dropouts and contrasts a relatively low dropout count with a race defined by dramatic crashes and elite competition.