Tadej Pogacar requires surgery on broken clavicle after head-over-handlebars crash in Spanish Vuelta

XERACO, Spain (AP) – Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was sent hurdling head-over-handlebars in a frightening crash that forced him to pull out of the Spanish Vuelta on Saturday.

Key points

• "Tadej has been diagnosed with a concussion, displaced left clavicle fracture, a stable C7 cervical fracture, and multiple abrasions, " UAE Team Emirates medical director Adrian Rotunno remarked.
• Pogacar held a major lead in the Vuelta and was heavily favored to win the title to complete a hat trick of cycling's three Grand Tours.
• Fortunately, no other major injuries and no neurological fallout.

After he appeared to lose control when a stone came rolling throughout the road, the Slovenian suffered a concussion and broke two bones, one of which will require surgery.

"Fortunately, no other major injuries and no neurological fallout. He will require clavicle surgery which will be delayed due to concussion precautions. Tadej remains under the care of our medical team and we'll provide further updates after the surgery, " Rotunno went on.

Pogacar held a major lead in the Vuelta and was heavily favored to win the title to complete a hat trick of cycling's three Grand Tours. But he obtained caught in a crash concerning 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) from the finish of the eighth stage. He tried to obtain back on his bike but could not carry on and walked to an ambulance. Race organizers confirmed he pulled out of the race.

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