'I need to let my injuries heal' - Primoz Roglic withdraws from the Tour de France, Magnus Cort also out

Primoz Roglic has made the decision to withdraw from the Tour de France ahead of the start of Stage 15. Roglic suffered a nasty fall on Stage 5 from Lille to Arenberg, colliding with a hay bale in an incident that left him with excruciating back pain. Ad/> The Slovenian carried on bravely through the Alps section of the race, fulfilling a critical role in getting Jumbo-Visma team-mate Jonas Vingegaard into the yellow jersey on Stage 11.

Tour de FranceOpinion: 'No luck at all' — The sad state of Ewan and Lotto-Soudal after Tour crashYESTERDAY AT 19:08 And that will likely be his legacy to the 2022 edition as he eyes a recovery before the Vuelta a Espana, which begins on August 19. Magnus Cort of EF Education–EasyPost will also not be on the start line ahead of Stage 15. On his departure, Roglic said: «To allow my injuries to heal properly, we have decided that I won't start today [Stage 15].

Tour de France Stage 15 live — A day for the sprinters or will there be a surprise in store? 'Clamped on his wheel' — Vingegaard praised for going toe-to-toe with Pogacar 'The punches are raining down on Lotto Soudal' — Kron's Stage 14 dream ended by puncture »I’m proud of my contribution to the current standings and I trust that the team will realise our yellow and green [jersey] ambitions. /> «Thanks to everybody for your great support.” Roglic will vacate 21st position in the overall standings, at 33m39 down on race leader Vingegaard. — — - Stream the Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+.