Staff Reporter.
Tour de France contender Primoz Roglic is out of the Tour de France as a result of injuries suffered in a crash late on Thursday’s stage 12.
The 34-year-old Slovenian was one of the pre-race favourites but he ended Thursday’s 204km stage from Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot with a bloodied right shoulder following the incident 10 kilometres from the finish.
As a result of the crash, Roglic dropped from fourth to sixth in the general classification after he lost two minutes 27 seconds on the leaders.
A statement from Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe said: “Primoz Roglic underwent careful examination by our medical team after yesterday’s stage and again this morning. The decision has been taken that he will not start today, to focus on upcoming goals.”
“We wish you a speedy recovery Primoz.”
Roglic was left with a bloodied right shoulder following the incident, and there were immediate questions over whether he would continue in the race given he and his team-mates made little attempt to chase back to the peloton, finishing around two-and-a-half minutes down on the main pack.
Friday’s stage 13 is a 165.3km route from Agen to Pau.