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Leader Pogacar abandons Vuelta after crash
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Six-time grand tour champion and Vuelta a Espana leader Tadej Pogacar has abandoned the race after a nasty crash on stage eight. Tadej Pogacar was riding the Vuelta for the first time since 2019 and was the heavy favourite to clinch a seventh grand tour crown Tadej Pogacar was riding the Vuelta for the first time since 2019 and was the heavy favourite to clinch a seventh grand tour crown At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
The two-time world champion was the overwhelming favourite to win the Vuelta, the only grand tour he has yet to win, and won three stages in its opening week. Pogacar, 27, was riding in the midst of the peloton when he came off his bike, hurting his left shoulder and cutting the left side of his face.
He led the race by nearly four minutes from Movistar’s Enric Mas before his shock crash and abandon with 31km to go on stage eight. The race leader appeared to hit a rock as he swerved suddenly while travelling in the midst of the peloton along a wide road.
The Slovenian got up unassisted and attempted to get back on his bike before shaking his head and sitting down again in evident pain, before he was helped into a waiting ambulance by staff and taken immediately to hospital.
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The six-time Grand Tour winner was on course to win all three of the sport's biggest stage races, having already won five Tours de France and a Giro d'Italia. The overwhelming favourite to win the three-week long race had started the stage three minutes and 50 seconds clear of the rider in second place.
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What's confirmed
- Six-time grand tour champion and Vuelta a Espana leader Tadej Pogacar has abandoned the race after a nasty crash on stage eight.
- The world champion, who was looking to complete a full set of Grand Tour victories, crashed with about 33km to go.
- The Slovenian got up unassisted and attempted to get back on his bike before shaking his head and sitting down again in evident pain, before he was helped into a waiting ambulance by staff and taken immediately to…
- The two-time world champion was the overwhelming favourite to win the Vuelta, the only grand tour he has yet to win, and won three stages in its opening week.
What's still developing
- Pogacar, 27, was riding in the midst of the peloton when he came off his bike, hurting his left shoulder and cutting the left side of his face.
- He then walked unaided into an ambulance to mark the first time he has abandoned a Grand Tour.
- The six-time Grand Tour winner was on course to win all three of the sport's biggest stage races, having already won five Tours de France and a Giro d'Italia.
- The overwhelming favourite to win the three-week long race had started the stage three minutes and 50 seconds clear of the rider in second place.
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