Tadej Pogacar will miss rest of season after Vuelta crash

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has been ruled out for the rest of the season after sustaining a neck fracture and broken collarbone in a crash on the eighth stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The Slovenian was leading the race at the time of the incident and subsequently required surgery. As a result, Pogacar will be unable to defend his title at the upcoming World Championships.