Tadej Pogacar undergoes surgery on fractured wrist after Liège-Bastogne-Liège crash

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'Tadej suffered fractures to the left scaphoid and lunate bones' confirm UAE Team Emirates

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tadej Pogačar has been transported to a hospital and will undergo immediate surgery to correct a fractured wrist sustained in a crash during Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday.

UAE Team Emirates confirmed the injuries that Pogačar sustained, including two fractures to his left scaphoid and lunate bones. Pogačar will undergo surgery to treat the fracture to the left scaphoid bone.

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