The 2025 Tour de France is underway, and so too are the abandons, with riders already pulling out of the race with three weeks of racing still to go.
Every rider who starts the Tour wants to finish, but with 21 stages and the constant risk of crashes and illness, rider abandons are inevitable in Grand Tours, and riders will gradually drop out over the three weeks in France.
In five stages so far, five riders have dropped out, including most notably Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).
Riders may abandon mid-stage after a crash or illness, climbing into a car or being taken away by ambulance instead of finishing the stage. Others will pull out overnight, and not start a new stage in the morning.
Riders can also be taken out of the race by the organisation, either by finishing outside of the time limit or even being disqualified due to 'DNF' means 'did not finish', 'DNS' means 'did not start', 'OTL' means 'outside time limit' and 'DSQ' means 'disqualified'.
Last year, a total of 35 riders abandoned the Tour de France, with 131 riders making it to Nice.
Here is the list all the riders who have pulled out of this year's race so far, which we will keep updated throughout the Tour.
2025 Tour de France abandons
Stage 1
- Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) – DNF after crash, head injury, concussion protocol
- Stefan Bissegger (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) – DNF after crash, head injury, concussion protocol
Stage 3
- Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) - DNF after crash at intermediate sprint, shoulder injury
Stage 5
- Jasper De Buyst (Lotto) – DNS after falling ill with a fever
- Émilien Jeannière (TotalEnergies) – DNS due to fractured shoulder blade in crash on stage 3
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