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.
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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.
Opinion: Primoz Roglic’s latest crash punctures his fleeting chances of catching Remco Evenepoel
It’s hard to see how Primoz Roglic could have played his cards better at the end of an otherwise dull and dreary Stage 16 of La Vuelta – save for not undoing all his hard work by inexplicably crashing inside the final 100 metres. “We had planned to attack in the final phase of this stage,” Jumbo-Visma DS Addy Engels later said.
Mads Pedersen takes stage 16 of Vuelta a Espana as crash dents Primoz Roglic's chances
Mads Pedersen won a thrilling sprint at the end of stage 16 at the Vuelta a Espana as overall contender Primoz Roglic's hopes of dislodging leader Remco Evenepoel were hit by a heavy crash metres from the line.
Roglic suffers crash as Pedersen wins Vuelta 16th stage
:Mads Pedersen won a thrilling sprint at the end of stage 16 at the Vuelta a Espana as overall contender Primoz Roglic's hopes of dislodging leader Remco Evenepoel were hit by a heavy crash metres from the line on Tuesday.
La Vuelta 2022: Did Primoz Roglic miss a chance to gain time on Remco Evenepoel on Stage 13?
As Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) stormed to a maiden La Vuelta victory, the general classification contenders finished together although Dan Lloyd believes Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) missed a chance to gain some time on Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl). Roglic was initially put into a good position with 1km to go but he was blocked at the final turn as the road began to climb and other riders overtook him.
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There’s something about Stage 13 on Fridays in Grand Tours that makes Mads Pedersen click. Just as he did on the Tour de France this July, the Dane blasted clear to take a maiden triumph on La Vuelta with a perfect finish from the Trek-Segafredo star.
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