Race Leader Tadej Pogacar Pulls Out of Spanish Vuelta After Crashing During Stage 8
UAE Team Emirates said the race leader could not continue after the crash, and Enric Mas took the red jersey with a 1:11 lead.
- On Saturday, race leader Tadej Pogacar abandoned the Vuelta a España after crashing during stage eight, sustaining shoulder and facial injuries that forced his withdrawal from the competition.
- Pogacar entered the stage with a commanding 3-minute and 50-second overall lead over Spaniard Enric Mas, having won stages one, four, and six during the race's opening week.
- Swerving suddenly in the peloton with 33km remaining, the 27-year-old flew over his handlebars before being helped into an ambulance, as UAE Team Emirates-XRG confirmed his withdrawal.
- Spaniard Enric Mas inherited the red jersey following the crash, though he declined to wear it on the podium as a mark of respect, while Frenchman Bryan Coquard won the stage.
- Marking the first time in 10 attempts that Pogacar has abandoned a Grand Tour, the historic exit ends his pursuit to become the ninth rider to win all three European Grand Tours.
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Pogacar’s Vuelta dream ends with crash and broken collarbone - Bicycling Australia
Tadej Pogacar’s bid to complete a career Grand Tour clean sweep has ended in dramatic fashion, with the Slovenian abandoning the Vuelta a España after a heavy crash on stage eight. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider came down with around 33km remaining, initially appearing to consider getting back on his bike before sitting down and […] The post Pogacar’s Vuelta dream ends with crash and broken collarbone appeared first on Bicycling Australia.
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