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Tadej Pogačar set for 'serious operation' in next two days as UAE team boss says it 'doesn't seem easy' to recover in time for World Championships

CASTELLO, SPAIN - AUGUST 27: Stage winner Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates XRG - Red Leader Jersey competes in the breakaway passing through the Puerto El Bartolo gravel strokes sector during the La Vuelta - 81st Tour of Spain 2026, Stage 6 a 177.4km stage from Alcossebre to Castello / #UCIWT / on August 267 2026 in Castello, Spain. (Photo by Luis Gomez - Pool/Getty Images).

Update: Tadej Pogačar has now undergone collarbone surgery, since this article was published.

UAE Team Emirates-XRG team principal Mauro Gianetti has detailed the road ahead for Tadej Pogačar as he begins his recovery from the crash that ended his Vuelta a España on Saturday.

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