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Adam Becket

'He was in a lot of pain and we doubted he’d make it to the finish' – the knee injury that almost derailed Tadej Pogačar's Tour de France triumph

Tadej Pogačar and Tim Wellens at the 2025 Tour de France.

Tadej Pogačar's knee injury at the Tour de France was so bad that a hospital visit was required, his UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Tim Wellens has revealed.

In an interview with French sports newspaper L'Équipe, published on Tuesday, the Belgian said that the squad were worried he would be unable to complete the race, such was the pain.

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