{
  "id": 4231485,
  "title": "Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Vuelta a Espana after crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-pulls-out-of-vuelta-a-espana-after-crash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T16:34:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-pulls-out-of-vuelta-a-espana-after-crash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tadej Pogacar, the race leader in the Vuelta a Espana, abruptly withdrew from the cycling event on Friday after a crash during stage eight. The 27-year-old Slovenian rider suffered a shoulder injury and cuts to his face. Despite initially attempting to remount his bike, Pogacar eventually sat back down and was eventually carried into an ambulance. This marks the first time the six-time Grand Tour winner has abandoned a three-week stage race. Pogacar, who raced with UAE Team Emirates-XRG, had built a commanding lead of 3 minutes and 50 seconds over Spain's Enric Mas, setting him up as the favorite to claim his first Vuelta title. A victory would have completed his collection of Grand Tour wins, following five Tour de France titles and the Giro d’Italia. The crash occurred with about 33 kilometers remaining in the stage. Pogacar, who recently claimed the joint-most-successful Tour de France champion title, aimed to become the ninth rider to win all three Grand Tours. His impressive record also includes 13 victories in cycling's one-day Monuments, with Paris-Roubaix being the only notable exception.",
  "summary": "Tadej Pogacar’s bid to complete a clean sweep of cycling’s Grand Tours came to a dramatic end on Friday when the race leader abandoned the Vuelta a Espana after a crash during stage eight. The Slovenian, 27, came off his bike with about 33km remaining, suffering an injury to his left shoulder and cuts to the left side of his face. Pogacar initially appeared to try to remount, but soon sat back…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Norway's Leknessund solos to Vuelta stage-seven win, Pogacar extends lead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/norways-leknessund-solos-to-vuelta-stage-seven-win-pogacar-extends",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "Pogacar se cae a falta de 32 kilómetros de meta y abandona La Vuelta en la octava etapa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/pogacar-se-cae-a-falta-de-32-kilometros-de-meta-y-abandona-la-vuelta",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:16:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Race leader Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Spanish Vuelta after crashing during Stage 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/race-leader-tadej-pogacar-pulls-out-of-spanish-vuelta-after-crashing",
        "published": "2026-08-29T15:24:36.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Race leader Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Spanish Vuelta after crashing during Stage 8",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/race-leader-tadej-pogacar-pulls-out-of-spanish-vuelta-after-crashing-4233150",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Tadej Pogacar pulls out of Vuelta a Espana after crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-pulls-out-of-vuelta-a-espana-after-crash-4236324",
        "published": "2026-08-29T16:34:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}