The five-time Tour de France winner suffered several fractures and injuries after falling on stage eight of the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has pulled out of the Spanish Vuelta after crashing during the eighth stage of the race.

Tadej Pogacar was riding the Vuelta for the first time since 2019 and was the heavy favourite to clinch a seventh grand tour crown