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'He can barely walk' - Primoz Roglic in 'quite some pain' after Vuelta crash, says Jumbo-Visma team-mate

Primoz Roglic can “barely walk” after the heavy crash that ended his hopes of a fourth-straight Vuelta title, Jumbo-Visma team-mate Mike Teunissen revealed ahead of Stage 17. The Slovenian contrived to bizarrely crash in the sprint tear-up on Tuesday as he fought for victory and bonus seconds, just minutes after his sensational attack saw him open up a gap on his GC rivals. Ad Although he remounted to cross the finish wounded and bloodied, he abandoned ahead of Wednesday’s run to Monasterio de Tentudia.

Chris Froome backs Primoz Roglic to return 'even stronger' after horror crash ends La Vuelta hopes

Chris Froome (Israel-Premier Tech) has backed Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) to “come back even stronger” after a freak crash ended the Slovenian’s hopes of a fourth-straight title at La Vuelta. Roglic blew the bunch apart on Stage 16 with a devastating attack inside the final 3km, only to contrive to crash in the sprint tear-up as he jostled for victory with his fellow escapees.

Rangers B SPFL Trust Trophy clash with Hamilton Accies set to be postponed

Hamilton Accies’ SPFL Trust Trophy clash with Rangers B later this month is set to be postponed until November, with the Ibrox side ready to request a fixture change due to international call-ups.

Crash ends Primoz Roglic's Vuelta a Espana title defence

Defending champion Primoz Roglic has pulled out of the Vuelta a Espana following a crash at the end of stage 16 on Tuesday.

Reigning champion Roglic out of Vuelta after crash

Primoz Roglic's hopes of a fourth successive victory in the Vuelta are over after injuries from a fall saw him withdraw from the race prior to the 17th stage.

Three-time Vuelta a Espana winner Primoz Roglic ruled out of 2022 race after nasty Stage 16 crash

Primoz Roglic will not start Stage 17 of the 2022 Vuelta a Espana following a horror crash at the end of the previous day's stage. His team, Jumbo-Visma, announced on Wednesday morning that the three-time champion is out of the race «as a consequence of yesterday's crash». Ad «Unfortunately, Primoz Roglic will not be at the start of Stage 17 as a consequence of yesterday’s crash,» they wrote in a tweet.

La Vuelta 2022 - How to watch Stage 17 on Wednesday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

Everyone recovered from Tuesday's madness? A crazy finale to what was dubbed a ‘flat’ stage by organisers saw Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) apparently suffer a mechanical as the race headed uphill, just moments after red jersey rival Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) had dropped a sensational attack with 2.7km remaining. Ad Evenepoel cut a relaxed figure given he was inside the final 3km – the safety net to get the same time as the peloton, even if the roadbook seemed to imply the rule would not apply to Tuesday’s stage.

Stars shine bright: Giannis, Luka, Jokic lead the way at EuroBasket

MILAN: The stars showed up at EuroBasket on Tuesday in a big way.

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'He can barely walk' - Primoz Roglic in 'quite some pain' after Vuelta crash, says Jumbo-Visma team-mate

Chris Froome backs Primoz Roglic to return 'even stronger' after horror crash ends La Vuelta hopes

Rangers B SPFL Trust Trophy clash with Hamilton Accies set to be postponed

Crash ends Primoz Roglic's Vuelta a Espana title defence

Reigning champion Roglic out of Vuelta after crash

Three-time Vuelta a Espana winner Primoz Roglic ruled out of 2022 race after nasty Stage 16 crash

La Vuelta 2022 - How to watch Stage 17 on Wednesday, TV and live stream details, timings and route map

Stars shine bright: Giannis, Luka, Jokic lead the way at EuroBasket