The Forgotten Abandon: Who Quietly Quit the Race Today?

Beyond the Headlines: Stage 10’s Quietest Departures

While the cameras followed Yates’ late surge and Healy’s bold raid, a few riders quietly vanished from the race sheet. No live TV drama, no roadside ambulances — just the silent reality of the Tour de France: sometimes, you simply don’t make the start line.

Stage 10 carried on, but for these names, the Tour was over.

Who Stepped Off? A Precise Abandon List

Søren Wærenskjold (Uno‑X Mobility) Withdraw
Pulled out overnight after a Stage 9 crash initially shrugged off. Post-stage scans revealed fractures.

Marijn van den Berg (EF Education–EasyPost) DNS
Still nursing injuries from a Stage 1 crash, Van den Berg finally called time. Officially a DNS for Stage 10, unable to manage the cumulative pain.

Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché–Wanty) DNS
Concussion symptoms surfaced overnight. Team doctors made the call — no risks, no start today.

Why Did They Abandon? Not Always What You’d Expect

• Crash Aftermath: Wærenskjold’s fall looked minor, but x-rays told a different story. Bones don’t bluff.
• Lingering Damage: Van den Berg’s Tour was effectively over from Day 1. The body keeps the score.
• Medical Caution: Zimmermann’s late-detected concussion — a silent threat the Tour peloton still fears.

No live-feed incident, no headline crash — just the Tour’s invisible attrition at work.

Why These Quiet Exits Actually Matter

• 🔀 Roster Recalibration: Uno‑X and EF now pivot hard toward breakaway stage ambitions, with domestiques stretched thin.
• 🧭 Morale Shift: Even one departure rattles a squad’s psychological footing.
• ♟️ Role Reshuffles: Riders like Tobias Halland Johannessen and Ben Healy now carry heavier tactical loads.

In a Grand Tour, one less rider isn’t a simple subtraction — it reshapes everything.

Abandonments Speak Louder Than You Think

Every Tour stage, whether it’s Alpine, cobbled, or transitional, carries this invisible risk. Abandonments aren’t random — they’re signals of how hard the race is really biting.

Stage 10 looked steady on the broadcast, but three riders quietly left the hardest bike race on earth behind.

The race sheet never lies. And real analysts always check the names at the bottom.