Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard withdraws from Paris-Nice as British duo Josh Tarling and Sam Watson lose out in a sprint finish on stage six.

Jonas Vingegaard's early preparations for the Tour de France hit a bump on Friday when the Danish rider pulled out of the Paris-Nice race with a hand injury. Two-times Tour champion Vingegaard crashed during the fifth stage on Thursday.

Jonas Vingegaard withdrew from the Paris-Nice race before the start of Friday's sixth stage after injuring his hand in a fall.

Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins stage six of the Paris-Nice as Matteo Jorgenson capitalises on the withdrawal of Jonas Vingegaard to extend his overall race lead.

Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) tumbled out of the lead in Paris-Nice on Thursday, losing 26 seconds on the short but steep finishing climb in La Côte-Saint-André in the finale of stage 5.

French rider Lenny Martinez sprinted to an impressive uphill victory in the fifth stage of the Paris-Nice race on Thursday with Dane Jonas Vingegaard losing the overall lead after a fall.

Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France preparations hit a speed bump after he abandoned Paris-Nice on Friday due to injuries sustained in a crash in Thursday’s chaotic stage. The Visma-Lease a Bike leader was lucky to avoid fractures,

Two-time Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard has withdrawn from Paris-Nice after suffering a crash on Thursday's fifth stage. The Visma-Lease a Bike rider fell with 84km to go on the stage, cutting his upper lip,