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Primož Roglič and his teammate in yellow, Jonas Vingegaard
Photo: GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO / EPA
Jonas Vingegaard must continue defending his yellow jersey at the Tour de France without his most prominent aide.
As the Jumbo-Visma team announced on Sunday, Primož Roglič will not start the 15th stage from Rodez to Carcassonne and will abandon the race.
As in the previous year, the Slovenian ended the Tour of France prematurely due to the consequences of a fall.
Roglič fell on stage five and dislocated his shoulder.
The 32-year-old put his shoulder back in place and continued the race.
However, the hope of the first overall victory on the tour was gone due to the loss of time.
Roglič flexed himself as a helper to leaders Vingegaard but now seemed to be at the end of his tether and had to pay tribute to his pain.
The three-time Vuelta winner was already left behind on the way to Mende on Saturday and lost about twelve minutes to the favorites.
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