CNN —Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar will not compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics due to fatigue, the Slovenian Olympic Committee announced on Monday.
The Slovenian Olympic Committee cited “being too tired” as the reason for Pogačar’s withdrawal from the Olympics, according to Reuters, adding that his place in the team would be taken by Domen Novak.
Pogačar crosses the finish line of Sunday's time trial in Nice, the final stage of this year's Tour de France.
At this year’s Tour de France, Pogačar claimed six stage victories – the most since 2009 – and ultimately finished six minutes and 17 seconds ahead of Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard.
He capped off his latest title with victory in Sunday’s time trial in Nice, which marked the final stage of the race.
Persons:
Tadej Pogačar, Pogačar, “, Domen Novak, Daniel Cole, ”, –, Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard
Organizations:
CNN, de France, Slovenian Olympic, Tour de France, Reuters, Tour de
Locations:
Paris, Nice