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Pogacar Outlasts Debutant Seixas to Claim Third Straight Liege Title
- On Sunday, Tadej Pogacar secured his fourth Liege-Bastogne-Liege victory, dedicating the win to former teammate Cristian Camilo Munoz, who died on Friday after a knee injury became infected.
- The highly anticipated race featured a duel between the dominant Pogacar and teenage challenger Paul Seixas, with the 19-year-old staying with the three-time winner until the final climb.
- Pogacar attacked three times on the 10 per cent gradients of the Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons, going solo with 14km remaining and finishing 45 seconds clear of Seixas.
- Two-Time winner Remco Evenepoel sprinted to third place, finishing 1 42 behind Pogacar, while former Tour de France winner Egan Bernal took fifth in one of his best results since his return.
- This 13th Monument win marks Pogacar's third of the season, positioning the 27-year-old to make history at Il Lombardia by becoming the first rider to win four Monuments in a single year.
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Pogačar looks unbeatable, but Seixas could be France's next new hope
Tadej Pogačar claims a third monument win out of four for the year at Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but a new power is rising in the form of 19-year-old Paul Seixas, with an unlikely Tour de France tilt seemingly on the cards.
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Pogačar storms to a third straight Liège–Bastogne–Liège win
Four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar continues his dominance after becoming the first rider this century to earn three straight victories at the Liège–Bastogne–Liège classic cycling race.
·United States
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After his success on Liège-Bastogne-Liège this Sunday, the Slovenian champion sang the praises of his new rival, the spectacular Paul Seixas.
·Paris, France
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