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UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line. AFP

Tadej Pogacar wins third straight Liege-Bastogne-Liege

UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider finished ⁠the 259.5-km race in five hours, 50 minutes and 28 seconds to win the 13th monument title of his career

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The peloton at the end of the 21st and last stage of La Vuelta a Espana cycling race between Alalpardo and Madrid, in Madrid, Spain, 14 September 2025. The stage covers 103,6 km. La Vuelta ended 56 kilometres short of the finish line at Plaza de Cibeles due to demonstrations and disturbances by pro-Palestinian groups that invaded the main streets of Madrid, forcing the police to intervene. EPA / Javier Lizon
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