Pogacar to have surgery on broken collarbone after horrific Vuelta crash

Pogacar suffered concussion and broke two bones after losing control of his bike when it hit a stone on the road.Published On 30 Aug 202630 Aug 2026Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar was sent hurtling head-over-handlebars in a frightening crash that forced him to pull out of the Spanish Vuelta.The Slovenian suffered a concussion and broke two bones, one of which will require surgery, after he appeared to lose control when a stone rolled across the road on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Cyclist Josh Tarling to compete in Tour of Spain after brother’s deathlist 2 of 4Spain’s Guardemo still critical in ICU 2 weeks after cycling crash with carlist 3 of 4Spanish cyclist Guardeno airlifted to intensive care after crash with carlist 4 of 4Cycling team to drop Israel name after mass pro-Palestinian Vuelta protestsend of list“Tadej has been diagnosed with a concussion, displaced left clavicle fracture, a stable C7 cervical fracture, and multiple abrasions,” said UAE Team Emirates medical director Adrian Rotunno.“Fortunately, no other major injuries and no neurological fallout. He will require clavicle surgery, which will be delayed due to concussion prec...