{
  "id": 4264368,
  "title": "Tadej Pogacar to undergo collarbone surgery after Vuelta crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/tadej-pogacar-to-undergo-collarbone-surgery-after-vuelta-crash",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-29T19:36:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/tadej-pogacar-to-undergo-collarbone-surgery-after-vuelta-crash-1.500656719"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tadej Pogacar, the five-time Tour de France champion, is set to undergo surgery following a crash that forced him to withdraw from the Vuelta a Espana. The incident occurred when he was 31 kilometers from the finish line of the eighth stage. Pogacar, who led by a substantial margin at the start of the race, now faces a setback in his quest for a clean sweep of the Grand Tours. UAE team medical director Adrian Rotunno reported that Pogacar suffered a concussion, a displaced left clavicle fracture, a stable C7 cervical fracture, and multiple abrasions. While no neurological complications were reported, clavicle surgery will be delayed until he recovers from the concussion.",
  "summary": "Tadej Pogacar to have collarbone surgery after Vuelta a Espana crash",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}