Leader abandons on stage eight with broken collarbone
Pogacar also suffers concussion and ‘stable’ neck fracture
Tadej Pogacar requires surgery on a broken collarbone sustained in a crash on stage eight of the Vuelta a España on Saturday which forced him to abandon the race.
The five-time Tour de France champion hit the tarmac with 31km remaining, ending his bid to complete a career clean sweep of the three grand tours.
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