Primoš Roglic (Red Bull - Bora-Hansgrohe) suffered a broken hip in the crash that forced him to abandon the 2024 Tour de France, further tests have revealed.

Roglic announced the news late Tuesday night via his Instagram. This has ruled out his participation in the Vuelta a España, which begins on August 17.

“Sometimes life isn't easy.

“After a post-crash examination at the Tour de France revealed an LWK3 non-displaced fracture of the transverse process of his hip, he spent last week undergoing treatment at the Red Bull Athlete Performance Center.

“I'm slowly getting back on the bike and taking my time to recover. Thanks.”

Roglic's crash on stage 12 to Villeneuve-sur-Lotto came on an unremarkable run-in to the sprint finish. A split piece of road furniture knocked Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Kazakstan) over, sending him flying out the other side of the peloton and causing a domino effect that had riders braking and swerving to avoid crashing.

The Slovenian was not as lucky as many of the racers who avoided the accident and fell hard at high speed. Although his injuries were not visible, it became clear that Roglic was seriously injured as his Red Bull-Bohra-Hansgrohe teammates chose to ride gently to the finish rather than chase hard to regain the 2:27 gap.

When the camera finally caught his right flank, Roglic had abrasions on his helmet and a tear in the right shoulder of his jersey.

Roglic entered stage 12 in fourth place on GC, 2:15 behind eventual winner Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates) and 1 minute behind former teammate Jonas Vingegaard (Vimaris-a-Bike). However, the crash ended any chance of the “big four,” including Remco Evenpole (Sourdal-Quickstep), facing off in the final nine stages.

Logrich, a three-time winner of the Vuelta a España, was expected to start the Spanish Grand Tour again, according to reports from Vuelta director Javier Guigen. However, Roglic's team boss, Ralf Denk, denied these rumors and admitted that nothing is confirmed as the Slovenian is recovering.

“The coach knows better than I do. Primoš is currently just training a bit on an indoor trainer and we don't know yet if he will take part in the Vuelta. The coach will want him to start, but I can't confirm that yet.”

If Roglic returns and wins the Vuelta for the fourth time with his new team, he would tie Roberto Heras for the record for most Spanish Grand Tour wins.