Injured in the thigh, Rafal Majka is forced to retire from the Tour de France – L’Équipe

New blow for Tadej Pogacar in his quest for the Yellow Jersey. The leader of the UAE Team Emirates team is now without his main mountain lieutenant, the Polish Rafal Majka. The 32-year-old climber was forced to retire due to a thigh injury and will not start the 17th stage on Wednesday, which should take the riders from Saint-Gaudens to Peyragudes (129.7 km ). “Majka suffered a thigh injury after a mechanical problem on the 16th stage when his chain broke”, detailed Adrian Rotunno, the medical director of the Emirati team, which now has only four riders.