UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider tells The National about his latest spectacular campaign and hopes for next. TADEJ POGACAR has given fans an update on his recovery after a horror crash brought his cycling season to a premature end. The Slovenian superstar, 27, is one of the most decorated cyclists of. Tadej Pogacar has abandoned the 2026 Vuelta a España after a heavy crash during Stage 8 on Saturday.