Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) produced a masterclass performance to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège for the fourth time in his career, finally dropping worthy challenger Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) on the Côte de la Roche-aux-Faucons with 13.9km to go and riding solo to the finish.
19-year-old superstar Seixas put up a valiant fight and confirmed his massive potential once again by finishing second, and as the only rider able to follow when Pogačar split the race apart fully on the Côte de la Redoute off the back of a Benoît Cosnefroy lead-out 35km from the line.
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A third title in a row for Pogačar and fourth in his career draws him level on all-time wins at Liège-Bastogne-Liège with Alejandro Valverde and Moreno Argentin, leaving only Eddy Merckx with more, on five.
As the third top favourite for the day, Evenepoel ultimately struggled after his time in the early move and was dropped by Cosnefroy even before Pogačar launched his lethal Redoute acceleration. But he did win the sprint for the final podium spot in third, crossing the line almost two minutes after the winner.
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