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Tadej Pogačar’s season ends after Vuelta crash

From Večernji List · () Croatian

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

At a glance

News Official statement Outcome reported
  • Tadej Pogačar will not race again in 2026 after surgery on his collarbone following a crash at the Vuelta a España.
  • He will miss the World Championships in Montreal, the European Championships in Slovenia and Il Lombardia.
  • Pogačar had been scheduled to defend his titles in all three races.

Tadej Pogačar will not return to competition this season after a crash at the Vuelta a España forced him to undergo collarbone surgery. His UAE Team Emirates squad said the Slovenian cyclist would now focus entirely on recovery and rehabilitation.

“After the crash at the Vuelta, Tadej will not continue racing this season so that he can fully devote himself to recovery and rehabilitation,” the team said in a statement on X.

The decision rules Pogačar out of three major races. He will miss the World Championships in Montreal in September, the European Championships in Slovenia at the beginning of October and Il Lombardia later that month. He was due to defend his winning titles in each of them.

After the crash at the Vuelta, Tadej will not continue racing this season so that he can fully devote himself to recovery and rehabilitation.

· UAE Team EmiratesThe team announced Pogačar’s decision to end his season.
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Originally published by Večernji List in Croatian. 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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