The Unpredictability of Fate: Tadej Pogačar's Crash to Reality The grand tour season has a way of humbling even the most dominant riders.
Just weeks after becoming the youngest rider to win back to back Tours de France, Tadej Pogačar's bid for the elusive triple crown was cut short in a sudden and dramatic turn of events.
In the eighth stage of La Vuelta a España, Pogačar's lead evaporated not through exhaustion or strategic miscalculation but by the cruel hand of chance.