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  "id": 4426777,
  "title": "Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar shares hospital photo after frightening crash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/tour-de-france-champion-tadej-pogacar-shares-hospital-photo-after-4426777",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T13:17:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/tour-de-france-champion-tadej-poga%C4%8Dar-shares-hospital-photo-after-frightening-crash-1.500657239"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar shared a hospital photo on Sunday, wearing a neck brace and with bandages on his hand and face, following a violent crash during the Spanish Vuelta. Accompanying the Instagram post was a rendition of \"Stayin' Alive\" by The Bee Gees. The Slovenian cyclist was anticipating surgery to address his concussive injury and broken collarbone after losing control of his bike upon encountering a rolling stone on the road. This crash forced Pogačar to abandon the Vuelta, marking his first-ever Grand Tour withdrawal. Despite his lead, Pogačar, representing UAE Team Emirates, had never finished lower than third in a Grand Tour before. The Vuelta, a three-week race concluding in Granada on September 13, featured a ninth stage on the day of the crash.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/fort-collins-crash-update-are-tour-de-fat-parade-cyclists-safe-first",
        "published": "2026-08-29T19:37:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar shares hospital photo after frightening crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/tour-de-france-champion-tadej-pogacar-shares-hospital-photo-after",
        "published": "2026-08-30T13:07:03.000Z"
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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."
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