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- Carlos Rodriguez pulls out of Tour de France with fractured pelvis</p>
<p>July 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM</p>
<p>Spain's Carlos Rodriguez climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) ()</p>
<p>VIF, France (AP) — Ineos-Grenadiers rider Carlos Rodriguez has pulled out of the Tour de France with a fractured pelvis ahead of Thursday's monster Alpine stage to the ski resort of Courchevel.</p>
<p>Rodriguez crashed on Wednesday and hospital scans confirmed the fracture, his team said in a statement a few hours before the start of Stage 18.</p>
<p>"Carlos is in good spirits and remains under the close supervision of our medical team," Ineos-Grenadiers said. "He will now return home to focus on recovery and the rehabilitation process."</p>
<p>The Spanish rider was 10th overall in the general classification, more than 20 minutes behind race leader and three-time Tour champion Tadej Pogačar.</p>
<p>The three-week race finishes on Sunday in Paris.</p>
<p>Tour de France riders will tackle three extremely difficult ascents during Stage 18, including the 26.4-kilometer (16.5-mile) daunting climb of the Col de La Loze up to the finish.</p>
<p>At 2,304 meters of altitude, La Loze is the highest summit in this year's Tour. Two years ago, Jonas Vingegaard dropped Pogačar there on his way to his second Tour title.</p>
<p>Vingegaard has been second best to Pogačar this year, lagging four minutes and 15 seconds behind his rival overall.</p>
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