XERACO, Spain, Aug 29 : Vuelta a Espana leader Tadej Pogacar abandoned the race on Saturday after a crash during stage eight left the five-time Tour de France winner with blood on his face and an injured shoulder.Slovenian Pogacar, who has been wearing the red jersey since winning the first stage, went down i

Aug 24 : A torrential hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced the abandonment of the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday.With 15 km (9.32 miles) remaining of the 174-km ride from Gruissan to Font-Romeu, the skies darkened as the peloton scaled the Col de Mont-Louis and huge hailstones began pelting t

Aug 24 : A torrential hailstorm in the French Pyrenees forced the abandonment of the third stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Monday.With 15 km (9.32 miles) remaining of the 174-km route from Gruissan to Font-Romeu, the skies darkened as the peloton neared the top of the Col de Mont-Louis and huge hailstones beg