Pogacar is already starting to pedal

Tadej Pogacar, who suffered a serious fall at the end of August in the Vuelta a España, has already gotten back on a stationary bike, according to a video published on Tuesday night by the Slovenian champion. After undergoing clavicle surgery as a result of said fall – in which he also suffered a stable fracture of the C7 cervical vertebra – Pogacar was forced to end his season; He was withdrawn from the online event of the World Cup, a title he holds twice and which will be held on September 27 in Montreal.

Although he will be the great absence from this event, the Slovenian offered news about his condition on Tuesday in an extensive video published on his Instagram account. In it he is seen pedaling with a smile but with great concentration, keeping the trunk upright on a stationary bicycle; He wears the shirt and shorts of his team, the UAE, and is surrounded by members of his technical team.

“It’s just great to be back on the bike. At the moment I’m taking things step by step and preparing things little by little for the 2027 season,” declared Pogacar, according to a statement from the virtual cycling application he uses in the video. “The most important thing now is to allow Tadej to return to cycling in a progressive and controlled manner, without any unnecessary pressure” on his recovery, UAE director Mauro Gianetti said in the same statement.

Pogacar, winner of the Tour de France five times, was on his way to winning his first Vuelta when he suffered a fall on August 29 in Valencia (during the eighth stage), at which time he was wearing the leader’s red jersey. “Not exactly the way we had planned to spend the month of September,” the 27-year-old cyclist also wrote on Instagram when publishing the video.