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Pogacar Wins Third Straight Liège–Bastogne–Liège, His Fourth Title

The win leaves him one short of Eddy Merckx’s record at the Belgian Monument.

Overview

  • Pogacar, who sealed the victory Sunday, attacked on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons with about 14 kilometers left to ride away alone.
  • The race turned on the Côte de la Redoute roughly 35 kilometers out when only 19-year-old Paul Seixas could follow his surge on the steep Ardennes climb.
  • Seixas finished 45 seconds back after a breakthrough ride, and Remco Evenepoel won the sprint from the chase for third at 1 minute 42 seconds.
  • The victory was his 13th Monument and made him the first rider this century to win Liège three years in a row.
  • Pogacar pointed to the sky in a finish-line tribute to former teammate Cristian Camilo Muñoz, who died days earlier.