Vingegaard needs surgery on fractured collarbone after crashing out of Tour de France on Stage 15

PLATEAU DE SOLAISON, France (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard will undergo surgery on a fractured collarbone after his Tour de France ended abruptly with a crash near the end of Sunday's 15th stage.

The 2022 and ’23 Tour champion was among a few riders who fell close to a kerb some 20 kilometers (about 12 miles) from the end of the stage. After a few moments, Vingegaard's Tour was over as he limped into an ambulance with his right arm in a sling.

“Jonas sustained a fractured collarbone and multiple abrasions,” his Visma–Lease a Bike team said in a statement posted on X. “Due to the severity of the collarbone fracture, surgical intervention has been recommended and will be performed in the coming days. Join us in wishing Jonas a smooth recovery.”

Vingegaard had been in second place overall behind defending champion Tadej Pogacar heading into Stage 15, which finished with a big climb.

“It is devastating that Jonas has had to leave the Tour de France,” the team’s sporting director Marc Reef said. “It was quickly clear that Jonas could not continue. He was in a lot of pain.”

The 29-year-old Danish rider this year became one of only eight male riders to have won all three Grand Tours.

“I’m really sad to see Jonas crash out,” the four-time Tour champion Pogacar said. “Without him the Tour will not be the same.”

Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss and Pogacar’s UAE Emirates XRG teammate Isaac Del Toro also fell but were able to continue.

Pogacar's yellow jersey group slowed down after hearing news of the crash — perhaps unsure whether he would continue or not — but resumed racing normally after a few moments when it became clear Vingegaard was out.

Before crashing, Vingegaard looked poised to attack in the 11-kilometer final climb up Plateau de Solaison in the French Alps.

“We had two riders in the breakaway and controlled the peloton,” Reef said. “Jonas felt extremely good and we wanted to go for the victory today. Unfortunately, cycling can be very cruel at times.”

Del Toro finished the stage in third place behind Pogacar and stage winner Remco Evenepoel.

Evenepoel climbed to second in the standings, five minutes behind Pogacar, with Del Toro 5:58 back in third place.

Pogacar said after the stage that he and Vingegaard were woken up in the early hours of Sunday morning by officials carrying out unannounced anti-doping tests.

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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, rides during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, arrives on the start line of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, waits for the start of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, shake hands before the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with the start in Mulhouse and the finish in Le Markstein Fellering, France, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, and Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey, get ready for the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with the start in Mulhouse and the finish in Le Markstein Fellering, France, Saturday, July 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

NEW DELHI (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the youth-led Cockroach movement gathered Monday to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister despite police denying permission for the protest.

Scores of police surrounded the barricaded protest site ​in the heart of New Delhi, raising the prospect of a confrontation if demonstrators pressed ahead with the march. Television footage showed police striking some protesters with batons after they tried to breach security barricades.

The crowd at Jantar Mantar just a few kilometers from Parliament included students, professionals, and families with young children. Many carried backpacks with water and food, expecting a long day, while others waved Indian flags. Police urged protesters to disperse over loudspeakers, as the crowd chanted slogans against the education minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Cockroach Janta Party emerged in May after the Supreme Court chief justice compared some unemployed young people to “cockroaches” during an unrelated hearing. Supporters embraced the remark, turning it into a satirical movement that has attracted millions of followers on social media.

The movement has gained momentum after repeated leaks of high-stakes entrance exams for medical colleges and government jobs sparked public anger. It drew wider attention after police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital on Saturday.

Protesters calling themselves “cockroaches” have camped at Jantar Mantar for the past month, with members of several student groups joining Wangchuk’s hunger strike. Thousands of supporters have also turned out at universities and rallies in other cities. They are demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reforms to the examination system and compensation for the families of students who died by suicide following paper leaks.

Before the march, Wangchuk said he would end his nearly three-week hunger strike only if the government took responsibility for failures in the education system and exam paper leaks, or if protesters were allowed to reach Parliament and lawmakers pledged to raise the issues in both Houses.

Delhi Police said the march had not been authorized and that restrictions were needed to maintain law and order around Parliament during the monsoon session, which begins Monday.

The protests have become a rare public challenge to Modi’s Hindu nationalist government in its third term, drawing support from opposition parties, rights activists and some Bollywood celebrities. Protesters say space for dissent has shrunk under Modi, whose government has been criticized for suppressing public protests by jailing activists and, in some cases, using forceful police crackdowns.

Senior leaders in Modi’s government have taken a hard line against the movement. Pradhan has accused the protesters of acting against the nation, while other ministers have acknowledged students’ concerns but insisted there is no need for talks or negotiations with the movement.

Jyoti Rajput, a yoga teacher, said she joined the protests because “this rotten system refuses to take action.”

“It cannot see the pain of students, and that’s why so many people have joined this movement,” she said.

Police officers stand guard at a protest site ahead of a planned march to India's Parliament by supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party demanding the resignation of India's education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party gather to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party arrive as they gather to march to India's Parliament, demanding the resignation of the education minister, in New Delhi, Monday, July 20, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)