After Pogačar's race-ending crash on stage eight of the Vuelta, Unclipped takes a closer look at what his exit really means for this year's race — and asks whether this is the kind of drama cycling should be celebrating.
Pogačar held a commanding lead when he crashed hard and was forced out of the Vuelta.
There'd been plenty of questions this season about whether Pogačar's dominance made for boring racing.
Now, the bigger question is whether crashes are really what fans find most exciting about the sport in the first place.
In this episode of Unclipped, Grace points to how the appeal of the Vuelta has never really been about the overall winner — it's the quirky, unpredictable moments along the way, like the hailstorm that sent the peloton scrambling for shelter in a hotel earlier in the race.
Pogačar's exit doesn't change that. If anything, it's a case for why cycling doesn't need this kind of drama to stay interesting.
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