Captain Primoz Roglic has withdrawn from the 111th edition of the three-week tour following his fall from fourth place overall on Thursday. The team announced this on Friday morning. “Primoz was carefully examined. With a view to the upcoming goals, it was decided that he will not start,” the statement said.
The team, which also includes Austrian Marco Haller, did not provide any information regarding the severity of the injuries. Roglic fell on Thursday on the twelfth stage, a few kilometers from the finish. According to sports director Rolf Aldag, his right hip and right shoulder were affected.
Roglic did manage to finish in Velleneuve-sur-Lot on Thursday, but was unable to keep up with the pace of his teammates and lost more than two minutes. The Slovenian slipped back to sixth place in the overall rankings.
Second fall
The winner of the Giro d’Italia (2023) and three-time winner of the Spanish Vuelta had joined the German racing team from Raubling before the season. The clear goal was to compete for the Tour victory. But some time losses to the competition in the first half of the Tour and, on top of that, the departure of helper Alexander Vlasow made the plan more and more difficult. In addition, Roglic also crashed on the eleventh stage in the Massif Central on a descent, but got off lightly.
