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His Support Riders Did Not Warn Him: A Czech Participant Recalls Pogačar’s Vuelta Crash

From iDNES · () Czech

Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

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  • Tadej Pogačar crashed 33 kilometers before the finish of the Vuelta’s eighth stage to Xèraco.
  • The Slovenian rider, who had dominated the race, suffered serious fractures and was taken to a hospital in Valencia.
  • A Czech participant recounts the crash and says Pogačar’s support riders did not warn him.

Tadej Pogačar had been controlling the Vuelta with overwhelming force. Then, on the eighth stage to Xèraco, the Slovenian suddenly disappeared from the peloton after a crash 33 kilometers from the finish.

The accident occurred on an otherwise undemanding stage, making the sudden reversal especially striking. Pogačar suffered serious fractures and was transported to a hospital in Valencia.

The crash dominated discussion in cycling on Saturday evening. A Czech participant in the Vuelta recalled the incident under the headline that Pogačar’s support riders had not warned him, placing the focus on what happened around the race leader in the moments before the fall.

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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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