Race Leader Tadej Pogacar Pulls Out of Spanish Vuelta After Crashing During Stage 8
- On Saturday, five-time Tour champion Tadej Pogacar withdrew from the Spanish Vuelta after crashing during stage eight near Xeraco, Spain, sustaining shoulder and facial injuries.
- Pogacar had established a seemingly unassailable lead, winning stages one, four and six, and was the overwhelming favorite to win the only grand tour he has yet to conquer.
- This withdrawal marks the first time the Slovenian has failed to finish a grand tour in 10 attempts, with medical staff attending to him immediately after the crash occurred while riding in the peloton.
- Movistar's Enric Mas now leads the overall standings by one minute from Slovenia's Primoz Roglic, with Giro runner-up Felix Gall third, as the crash blows the race wide open.
- His UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad may target stage wins through Joao Almeida and Jay Vine, while Visma-Lease a Bike might prioritize general classification hopes of Sepp Kuss, who won this race in 2023.
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Tadej Pogacar had to finish the Tour of Spain early on the eighth stage. 32 kilometers before the finish, the Slovenian fell violently and flew headlong over the handlebars. For the favourite, the race was finished.
Red jersey on the back, Tadej Pogacar will not get at the end of the Vuelta 2026, nor will he put it on his list. Caught in a huge fall, the left shoulder in blood, the Slovenian world champion climbed into the ambulance...
The world champion and leader of the general classification fell in the 8th stage of Spain's lap between Puçol and Xeraco. Apparently hit on the left shoulder, he did not finish the race.
Very bitter Vuelta off for bike superstar Tadej Pogacar (27)! For the Tour de France champion, the Tour of Spain must end.
Bad pictures at the Vuelta: Top rider Tadej Pogacar crashes so hard on the eighth stage that he has to stop the race. The Slovenian top star climbs into the ambulance with a bleeding facial wound and an apparently injured shoulder.
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