Race Leader Tadej Pogacar Pulls Out of Spanish Vuelta After Crashing During Stage 8
Enric Mas takes the red jersey after Pogacar’s withdrawal, with the Spaniard leading Primoz Roglic by 1 minute and Felix Gall by 11 seconds.
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, race leader Tadej Pogacar abandoned the Vuelta a España after crashing 33km from the stage eight finish with shoulder and facial injuries.
- Pogacar entered the stage with a commanding 3-minute 50-second overall lead, having held the red jersey since stage one while pursuing his first Vuelta victory to complete the European Grand Tours hat-trick.
- Replays showed the 27-year-old swerving suddenly on an innocuous stretch of road before flying head-first over his handlebars, marking his first Grand Tour abandonment in 10 attempts.
- Spaniard Enric Mas inherited the overall lead, refusing to wear the red jersey on the podium as a show of respect. Mas now leads four-time Vuelta winner Primož Roglič by one minute.
- The race continues Sunday with a 187.5km mountainous ride to Alto de Aitana, where two weeks of racing remain. UAE Team Emirates-XRG will likely pivot to stage hunting while Visma-Lease a Bike may prioritize general classification.
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The Slovenian went to the ground 32 kilometers from Xeraco’s goal and had to withdraw with his arm in sling, strong wounds on his shoulder and face. Enric Mas becomes a new leader, but decides not to dress the red leotard in homage to his rival
Alvaro Ortiz, the Spanish doctor at the Tour de Spain, told broadcaster RTVE that Slovenian star Tadej Pogačar broke and dislocated his collarbone in a fall on stage eight, and was also showing signs of concussion. The team has not yet confirmed the severity of the world's number one cyclist's injuries.
The Slovene suffered a heavy fall during the eighth stage of the Vuelta, this Saturday. Evacuated in blood, by ambulance, he is forced to abandon a race that he had left to win for the first time in his career, after having already hung on to his list of the Tour de France and the Tour d'ItalieImperial until then, the Slovene Tadej Pogacar, ultra-favourite of the Tour d'Espagne and largely at the top of the overall classification, was forced to …
XERACO French cyclist Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) won the chaotic, eighth stage of the Spanish Vuelta, in which the world's best cyclist Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates-XRG) had to withdraw due to a fall, so the new leader in the overall standings became Spaniard Enric […] The post Pogačar's fall and withdrawal in the chaotic stage of the Vuelta, Mas novi leder appeared first on Novi list.
Tadej Pogacar forced to abandon the Vuelta after crash in stage eight, Enric Mas takes overall lead
Tadej Pogacar's bid to complete cycling's Grand Tour hat-trick came to a painful end at the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday when the race leader and five-time Tour de France winner crashed out with blood on his face and an injured shoulder.
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