It was in the air and the news was confirmed by the statement issued by Visma Lease a Bike just before 9:30 am: "Unfortunately, Jonas Vingegaard will not start in today's stage of Paris-Nice. Our medical staff has decided that it is better for him to recover from yesterday's incident at home and focus on his next goals for the season".

The Dane thus leaves the Race of the Sun, which remains cloudy for him, as he has never managed to win it in his career. Vingegaard will now return home and evaluate the recovery path with technicians and doctors: his official schedule includes the Volta a Catalunya from March 24, and it will be necessary to understand in the coming days whether he will be able to start or will be forced to skip the Catalan appointment.