Tadej Pogacar shares picture from hospital after Vuelta-ending crash
Race continues with stage nine facing summit finish
TL;DR
- Tadej Pogacar withdrew from the Vuelta a España after a heavy fall.
- He shared a photo from the hospital wearing a neck brace and with injuries to his face and hand.
- Pogacar was diagnosed with a concussion, a displaced left clavicle fracture, a stable C7 cervical fracture, and multiple abrasions.
- The UAE Team Emirates rider had been the clear leader of the Vuelta before his crash.
- He is unlikely to be fit to defend his world title in late September.