Pogacar holds off French teen to claim third straight Liège-Bastogne-Liège title
World champion pulls clear of Paul Seixas on final climb
‘It means a lot to win again one of the biggest races’
The world champion, Tadej Pogacar, pulled ahead of the 19-year-old French debutant Paul Seixas in the final climb to secure his third straight Liège-Bastogne-Liège title on Sunday, his fourth overall victory in the race.
Pogacar finished the 259.5-km race in five hours, 50 minutes and 28 seconds to win the 13th monument title of his career and his third of the year after the https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/05/tadej-pogacar-mathieu-van-der-poel-tour-of-flanders-cycling">Tour of Flanders and Milan-San Remo.
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