Cycling-Vingegaard to miss Vuelta after gruelling Tour de France

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 21 - Monaco to Nice - Monaco, France - July 21, 2024 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard crosses the finish line after stage 21 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

(Reuters) - Jonas Vingegaard will not be competing at the Vuelta a Espana, the Visma-Lease a Bike rider said after finishing second in an "exhausting" Tour de France.

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar became the first rider since 1998 to achieve the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France double, winning his third tour title on Sunday by defeating the defending champion Vingegaard.