Primož Roglič has said that he suffered a lower back fracture in the crash that forced him out of the Tour de France.
Roglič revealed the extent of his injuries in an Instagram post on Tuesday evening and explained that he had been undergoing rehab at the Red Bull performance centre in Austria.
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Michael Matthews puts career on pause after signs of a pulmonary embolismAustralian will miss Tour de France with all physical activity stopped until further notice
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Primož Roglič abandons Giro d'Italia after stage 16 crashSlovenian leaves race after falling in the rain
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Mathieu van der Poel fractures wrist in MTB crash, puts summer of racing in doubtVan der Poel diagnosed with minor avulsion fracture of the scaphoid bone after two crashes at MTB World Series event in Nové Město
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'I'm just happy that I finished' - Primož Roglič suffers time loss on Giro d'Italia stage 15Slovenian loses a minute and a half and slips to 10th in GC ahead of second rest day
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'I feel pain in my sprinter's heart': Marcel Kittel reacts to Tour de France final stage shake-up in ParisRetired German sprinting great says inclusion of cobbled climb to Montmartre before Champs-Élysées finish will be 'very stressful' and would leave him 'disappointed as a rider'
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Giro d’Italia stage 10: key rider time trial start timesRace leader Isaac del Toro set to roll down the start ramp at 16:40 local time, Josh Tarling off at 14:36
