Unfortunately @TamauPogi was involved in a crash and forced to abandon #LBL23 with a wrist injury. He is on the way to hospital where he will undergo scans. Further updates to come… #WeAreUAE
UPDATE | Tadej Pogacar undergoing scan for wrist injury following Liège-Bastogne-Li`ège
CyclingSunday, 23 April 2023 at 13:10
A shocking twist to Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the main favourite to win La Doyenne has abandoned. Tadej Pogacar has abandoned the Belgian race early on after being involved in a crash.
Little details are known about the incident however with 167 kilometers to the finish it was confirmed that Pogacar, who was on the hunt of the Ardennes triptych and was the man to beat this afternoon, crashed out. Alongside him Mikkel Honoré also abandoned the race.
This is the first time since the 2021 Giro dell'Emilia that the Slovenian has abandoned a race. For the time being there is no information on the scale of his injuries or whether it can affect his preparation for the Tour de France.
This crash opens up the Belgian race quite a lot, now effectively leaving Remco Evenepoel as the main favourite to take the win, but with many other riders suddenly getting an opening to fight for the title.
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Update: In a social media post UAE Team Emirates have revealed that Pogacar has been taken to the hospital where he is undergoing scans on an injured wrist.
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- Thanks Dadmobk22-12-2024
- Hard to believe with the advancment of modern medicine he can not find a cause for this.frieders321-12-2024
- You continue to platform these two cheats. With that in mind I can no longer use your site. I know my leaving means little, but, sometimes you have to take a stand. See ya!DJ21-12-2024
- Look at what Froome’s won since his last TdF, stop denying there is still more than possible one outcome to the future.Mistermaumau21-12-2024
- Bruyneel understands nothing about clean competition.Sweep21-12-2024
- Exactly. Remco won 3 WT races/stages last year compared to Pogocar's 19. Remco's single stage win in last years TdF earned him a meager 12 seconds over Pogocar who shellac'd him by 9 minutes in GC.Sweep21-12-2024
- Fortunately and as you point out, more than one strategy is possible and worth trying and I’m sure all concerned riders are well informed and counselled on this subject and don’t need such basic personal advice through media from an outsider.Mistermaumau21-12-2024
- The main SPOTY award is "decided" by public vote but the BBC "expert panel" decide who you can choose from, that choice has an equal split of genders and is focussed on the sports BBC show and a disabled athlete. Oh yea the ubiquitous "Pub Games" candidate there too, Darts and Snooker are not sports. The other awards are decided by the "Expert Panel" again it's about the sports BBC show, cycling has had it. Cav got his for his years and achievements in the sport, not just that 35th TDF win. Unless the BBC get access to Pro Cycling it will never feature "adequately" on SPOTYslappers6621-12-2024
- Ahhh..... you have to understand the "strange" diversity concepts of the BBCslappers6621-12-2024
- Avoiding him is a good strategy, you get more wins and then you can compete in the TDF relatively relaxed. Pit yourself against Pogi and not only there will be no wins, it will be considerable mental setbackabstractengineer21-12-2024