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<Pogačar’s mechanic, Boštjan Kavčnik, reveals: “Only after the finish did we realize Tadej had ridden the finale on a cracked frame.”

>“The rear fork was damaged, but fortunately it held together. Had Tadej known the true condition of the bike, he would never have descended so aggressively as he even attacked on the descent and when he tried to push Tom Pidcock to the limit.”

>“Tadej crashed on his left side, where there’s no gear shifter, but the crash mode was still triggered. He reset it himself and didn’t notice anything else wrong, so we didn’t change the bike.”

“This bike will now go into his special collection, it cannot be used anymore.”