Primoz Roglic 'more like mentally broken' following Vuelta a España crash

Slovenian Primoz Roglic of JumboVisma pictured after stage 16 of the 2022 edition of the Vuelta a Espana Tour of Spain cycling race from Sanlucar de Barrameda to Tomares 1894 km Spain Tuesday 06 September 2022 BELGA PHOTO DAVID PINTENS Photo by DAVID PINTENS BELGA MAG Belga via AFP Photo by DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images
Primož Roglič crossing the finish line shortly after his crash on stage 16 (Image credit: DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images)

Following Primož Roglič's withdrawal from the Vuelta a España, his directeur sportif at Jumbo-Visma has said that the Slovenian's second Grand Tour abandon of the season has left him "more like mentally broken".

Roglič, who completed a Vuelta triple last year, has now left three of his last four Grand Tours following crashes. His participation at this year's Tour de France came to an end 10 stages after his yellow jersey hopes had evaporated following a crash on the road to Arenberg.

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