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Even Tour de France destroyer Tadej Pogačar gets tired sometimes.
Pogacar packed his bags. yellow shirt On Monday, he decided to withdraw from his scheduled participation in the Olympic road race due to fatigue.
Elsewhere, this year’s Tour de France has had a particularly difficult impact on many of the sport’s biggest stars.
Plans for Jonas Vingaard, Primoz Roglic and Mark Cavendish remain unclear as the dust continues to settle after three action-packed weeks in France.
The Slovenian Cycling Federation confirmed on Monday that Pogacar, who won 12 stages and two Grand Tour titles in a historic three months, will miss the road race in Paris on August 3.
“The selection committee for the men’s cycling team has revealed the names of the riders who will compete at this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. Unfortunately, Tadej Pogacar will not be among them, as he has cancelled his participation due to extreme fatigue,” reads an Instagram post from the Slovenian Cycling Federation.
Domen Novak, Jan Tratnik, Matej Muhoric and Luka Mezgic will represent Slovenia in Pogarar’s absence.
Northern Irish cyclist Vingarde, the Tour de France runner-up, has confirmed he will not take part in the Vuelta a España due to “fatigue” after competing in the Tour de France with the effects of a series of career-threatening injuries.
“I will not be at the start of the Spanish Grand Prix,” Vingaard said this weekend. Eurosport“I have different priorities this year, but I will definitely be there again in the future.
“I’m tired, I don’t think I’ve ever been this tired after a Grand Tour,” Vingaard continued. “To be honest, I’m exhausted. I need some rest now.”
Elsewhere, Roglic, the ‘big four’ who did not make it to Nice, remains in hospital after his Tour de France ended on the tarmac due to a crash on stage 12.
Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe officials are monitoring Roglic’s injuries and have yet to confirm rumours that the three-time champion has been ruled out. red swimsuit He will return to racing at Veulta a España.
And Cavendish?
The 35-time Tour de France stage winner has hinted that he may have just finished his last professional cycling race.
Pogacar puts everything in a rainbow, and there is no specific timetable for Vingarde.
Pogacar has already confirmed that the Vuelta a España will not be part of his summer season.
With the Olympics also off the schedule, the way is clear for Pogacar to chase one of the few titles yet to be completed at his full stadium. Palmares.
The Slovenian has already made history by winning the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France double, emulating Marco Pantani’s feat, and is now looking for the rainbow jersey that would give him the equally legendary ‘triple crown’.
Only Eddy Merckx and Stephen Roche have managed to win the Giro, Giro d’Italia and World Championship road race in a single season.
The Canadian Grand Prix in early September will give Pogacar a chance to warm up before the World Road Race in Zurich.
“Van der Poel looks very good in the world championship jersey. I want to win it this year,” Pogacar said on Sunday after winning his third Tour de France title.
“We’ll see. I want to wear the rainbow shirt once, but I still have time for that.”
Pogacar is likely to conclude his season in October with a series of one-day races in Italy before defending his title in Il Lombardia.
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Vingaard, who earlier this summer hinted that the Vuelta a España would not be in the plans due to family priorities, could be looking to a much lower level in late summer.
The 27-year-old walked straight out of hospital to start training for the Tour de France following his accident in the Basque Country in April.
“It’s been a very long journey,” Vingegaard said. Eurosport This weekend.
“It’s only been three and a half months since I had the worst accident of my career, where I broke almost every bone on the upper right side of my body, and punctured my lung.”
There are currently no other races on Vingegaard’s 2024 schedule.
Sepp Kuss on course to defend Vuelta a España title
This year’s Vuelta a España will not see Tour de France dominators Pogacar and Vingegaard on the start line in Lisbon on August 17, but it will welcome defending champion Sepp Kus.
Visma bike rental contract confirmed this month bicycle Koss, who was unable to participate in the Tour de France due to the Corona virus, will lead the team to defend the red jersey.
The lineup for No Vuelta That has yet to be confirmed, although rumours suggest that the Spanish fleet of climbers consisting of Juan Ayuso, Mikel Lando and Carlos Rodriguez could be Coss’ main rivals in the final Grand Tour of the season.