Pogacar will miss rest of season after Vuelta crash
Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will not race again this season after suffering injuries including a fracture in his neck at the Vuelta a Espana.
Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will miss the remainder of the 2023 season after suffering a neck fracture in a crash during the Vuelta a Espana. The Slovenian cyclist, who was leading the race at the time of the incident, required surgery and faced concussion and multiple abrasions. Pogacar, aiming to complete a set of Grand Tour titles, had been preparing to defend his Vuelta title and compete in the World Championships.
His team, UAE Team Emirates-XRG, expressed disappointment in his season's outcome and emphasized his focus on recovery. The team also announced the extension of Pogacar's contract by two years until 2032. German Marco Brenner won the eighth stage of the Vuelta, while overall leader Enric Mas retained a two-minute and six-second lead over Felix Gall.
Stage 15 of the Vuelta was shortened due to high temperatures, and Cees Bol claimed his first stage victory since 2022 in the Tour of Britain.
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