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Jonas Vingegaard had barely finished burying himself on the Mont Ventoux summit finish of the Tour de France on Tuesday when he was brought down in a collision with a race photographer.

Visma-Lease a Bike’s leader was fuming after the bizarre incident behind the finish line on the notorious “bald mountain.”

While he was not visibly hurt, he could be heard complaining to staffers that he banged his left shoulder in the fall.

“Some photographer just ran straight out in front of me straight after the finish line,” Vingegaard told reporters. “I don’t know what he was doing.”

Vingegaard zoomed into the cluttered finish area behind the line after he sprinted for seconds with Tadej Pogačar.

The cramped space in front of Ventoux’s iconic radio mast was a mess of team staff, broadcasters, and race technicians.

“I went down,” Vingegaard said. “I think people in the finish area should use their eyes a bit more.”

‘I didn’t gain any time today but I take a lot of motivation’

It’s a tough way to end the day for Vingegaard, who saw his attacking blitz fail to crack Pogačar on the infernal 16km summit finish of the Tour’s 16th stage.

Vingegaard lost two seconds to Pogačar at the line and is now 4:15 back.

Nonetheless, he’s committed to keep attacking through the Alps.

“I was feeling very good today. I am happy with the feeling today and happy with the attacks I tried to do,” Vingegaard said. “Of course I didn’t gain any time today but I take a lot of motivation.

“Pogačar followed me every time I attacked, and I followed him when he attacked,” Vingegaard said. “I don’t know if I could see any weaknesses today but at least it gives me some motivation how good I felt today. As I said earlier, I will keep trying.”

Visma-Lease a Bike will put Vingegaard through a full medical checkup Tuesday night ahead of what will be a huge mountain brawl on Thursday to the Col de la Loze.

A more straightforward 17th stage Wednesday will afford his legs – and his shoulder – some welcome recovery.