This marks the first time the 27-year-old has failed to finish a Grand Tour. Race leader abandons after crash on SaturdayPogacar taken away in ambulance with shoulder injuryTadej Pogacar pulled out of the Vuelta a España on Saturday after a heavy fall 31km from the finish of a flat stage eight left him with shoulder and face injuries.The race leader, of UAE Team Emirates-XRG, has won five Tour de France titles and a Giro d’Italia and was targeting his first overall victory in the Spanish 21-day race to join an elite group to have won all three grand tours. Key points and original sources are listed below.

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• Race leader abandons after crash on SaturdayPogacar taken away in ambulance with shoulder injuryTadej Pogacar pulled out of the Vuelta a España on Saturday after a heavy fall 31km from the finish of a flat stage eight left him with shoulder and face injuries.T...S2