Pogacar pulls out of Olympics with extreme fatigue

Tour de France victor Tadej Pogacar has pulled retired of nan Olympic Games because of "extreme fatigue", nan Slovenian Olympic Committee has said.

Pogacar completed victory successful this year's Tour by taking Sunday's last stage, which was a clip trial, to triumph nan illustrious 3,498km title for a 3rd time.

The Games start successful Paris connected Friday and nan 25-year-old was scheduled to return portion successful nan roadworthy title connected 3 August.

"Unfortunately Tadej Pogacar has cancelled his information because of a authorities of utmost fatigue," said Slovenia's Olympic cycling coach Uros Murn.

Pogacar added his 2024 Tour triumph to triumph successful nan Giro d'Italia successful May, arsenic he became nan first man to triumph cycling's 2 biggest races successful nan aforesaid twelvemonth since Italian Marco Pantani successful 1998.