Pogacar 'happy to be alive' after crash left him with three broken vertebrae

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar says he is simply happy to be alive two months after a Vuelta a Espana crash in August. The 28-year-old Slovenian, ruled out for the season, later learned he had fractured three vertebrae, C7, T1 and T2, alongside a broken collarbone and a concussion that left him unable to shower alone.