Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar has been ruled out of the Paris 2024 Olympics after an exhausting three-week stage race, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Pogacar, who won his third Tour on Sunday, was not selected because of fatigue, the committee said in a statement.
Pogacar was one of the favourites, alongside Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel, for the Olympic road race on Aug. 3.
The national coach of the men's cycling team revealed the names of the riders who will compete in this year's Olympic Games in Paris. Tadej Pogacar, ... being too tired, will not be among them, the Slovenian Olympic Committee said.
He will be replaced by his national team colleague Domen Novak.
