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Pro Log: Vingegaard crashes in training; Vine wins Tour Down Under with fractured wrist; Strade Bianche reduces gravel sectors
CyclistPro Log: Vingegaard crashes in training; Vine wins Tour Down Under with fractured wrist; Strade Bianche reduces gravel sectorsWelcome back to another edition ofPro Log. Heres a rundown of the latest results before we get started:AlUla Tour,Stage 1, Tues 27th January:1st Jonathan Milan, Lidl-Trek, 3h 36min 32sec; 2nd Milan Fretin, Cofidis, +00sec; 3rd Matteo Moschetti, Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling, +00sec.Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx, Mon 16th January:1st Karlijn Swinkels, UAE Team ADQ, 2h 01min 56sec; 2nd Liane Lippert, Movistar, +00sec; 3rd Mie Bjrndal Ottestad, Uno-X Mobility, +00sec.Mens Tour Down Under,Overall, Sun 25th January:1st Jay Vine, UAE Team Emirates XRG, 16h 44min 54sec; 2nd Mauro Schmid, Jayco-AlUla, +1min 03sec; 3rd Harry Sweeny, EF Education-EasyPost, +1min 12sec.Mens Tour Down Under,Stage 5, Sun 25th January:1st Matthew Brennan, Visma-Lease a Bike, 3h 58min 08sec; 2nd Finn Fisher-Black, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, +00sec; 3rd Tobias Lund Andresen, Decathlon-CMA CGM Team, +00sec.Jonas Vingegaard suffers training crashJonas Vingegaard crashed during training on Monday. Fortunately, he is okay and did not sustain any serious injuries.In general, as a team we would like to urge fans on bikes to always put safety first. For both your own and others wellbeing, please allow riders to train and pic.twitter.com/S6BTX34YeI Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) January 27, 2026 Visma-Lease a Bike have revealed that Jonas Vingegaard crashed on a training ride in Malaga yesterday. Reports say the Dane was being tailed by an amateur when he crashed, adding they he managed to avoid any serious injury.The team said, We would like to urge fans on bikes to always put safety first. For both your own and others well-being, please allow riders to train and give them as much space and peace as possible.The amateur rider allegedly following Vingegaard posted on Strava that Vingegaard was attempting to drop him on the Fuente la Reina, and another user who supposedly found the two-time Tour de France winner afterwards added that Vingegaards face was bleeding.Vingegaard is building up to an alternate preparation for the Tour de France than he has gone for historically, including planning to participate in his debut Giro dItalia in May.Jay Vine wins Tour Down Under with fractured wristUAE Team Emirates XRGIt was a topsy-turvy week at the Tour Down Under for UAE Team Emirates XRG. They staged an enormous attack on Stage 2 last Thursday to go 1-2 through Jay Vine and JhonatanNarvez,only to then see Narvez, Vegard Stake Laengen, Mikkel Bjerg and SebastinMolano abandon at different points during the race.Even eventual winner Vine didnt escape entirely unscathed. Despite crossing the line in Stirling to win his second TDU overall title, the Australian would later report having pain in his wrist from being involved in the infamous kangaroo crash on Stage 5. He was then confirmed to have sustained a significant left wrist scaphoid fracture and is now recovering after surgery. Related Posts One down: 5 talking points from the Tour Down Under AlUla Tour 2026 preview: Route, favourites and how to watch Giro d'Italia 2026 route analysis: Too flat, too back-loaded, too boring? Giro d'Italia 2026 to have Bulgaria start, Passo Giau Queen Stage and a lot less climbing: Full route breakdown Surf Coast Classic races cancelledDario Belingheri/Getty ImagesStaying with Australia, The Surf Coast Classics, initially scheduled for 28th and 29th January, have been cancelled due to a heightened bushfire risk and unpredictable weather conditions.It comes after extreme fire danger and severe heat warnings shortened Stage 4 of the mens Tour Down Under, removing Willunga Hill from the parcours.There is no change to the upcoming weekends Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Races at this point.Strade Bianche parcoursThe routes for this years mens and womens Strade Bianche have been revealed, with changes to the mens race on 7th March including cutting the gravel sectors from 16 to 14 for a total of 64.1km of sterrato.The womens race also sees two fewer gravel sectors, and now includes 11 sectors covering 33km.The post Pro Log: Vingegaard crashes in training; Vine wins Tour Down Under with fractured wrist; Strade Bianche reduces gravel sectors appeared first on Cyclist.
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