The director of the UAE Emirates team, Matxín Fernández, revealed more details about the crash that led Tadej Pogacar to withdraw from the Vuelta a España. According to Fernández, the wound resulting from the accident wasn't big, but it bled quite a bit.
Pogacar, the leader of UAE Emirates at the Vuelta, saw his participation in the race end prematurely due to the incident. The Slovenian rider was one of the big favorites for overall victory in the Spanish race.
Matxín Fernández expressed deep concern about his main rider's withdrawal. The team director expressed his devastation at how the race ended for Pogacar.
The news comes as a harsh blow to Pogacar's aspirations this season, which saw his participation in one of the three Grand Tours on the cycling calendar abruptly cut short.
