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Race organizers confirmed he pulled out of the race.
Pogacar exits Vuelta a España after Stage 8 crash
Tadej Pogacar was forced to abandon a Grand Tour for the first time in his career, after suffering through a rough crash during Stage 8 of the 2026 Vuelta a España.
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After starting in Monaco and going through France and Andorra, the three-week race returned to Spain with riders facing a hilly route that started in Catalonia.
Riders started taking shelter in shops and restaurants by the road with about nine miles to go during the difficult 108-mile route that was set to finish in the French Pyrenees.
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Pogačar, who edged Ethan Hayter by 0.09 seconds in the opening time trial on Saturday, kept the race leader’s red jersey by finishing with the same time as the stage winner.
Tadej Pogačar has produced an explosive finish to win the first stage of the Spanish Vuelta by edging British rider Ethan Hayter by 0.09 seconds in the opening time trial.
Netcompany Ineos named its team for the race, including the 22-year-old time trial specialist Josh, who returns to the Vuelta after making his debut in 2024 and a month after completing his first Tour de France.
Tadej Pogacar won a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title in July, adding to his 2024 Giro d’Italia triumph, and leaving the Vuelta as the only Grand Tour race he has yet to conquer.
Two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard will not race again this season after fracturing a collarbone at the Tour de France, his team said.
Vollering, who also won in 2023, is the Tour’s first multi-time winner since its inception in 2022.
Demi Vollering will enter the final stage of the Tour with an eight-second lead over Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney.
