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Monumental Pogacar emulates Merckx with Tour of Flanders triumph

Oudenaarde (Belgium) (AFP) - Tadej Pogacar won the Tour of Flanders on Sunday with a searing solo attack in the final 20km on the 274km one-day race to equal the great Eddy Merckx's achievement almost half a century ago.

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Tadej Pogacar moves closer to historic five-Monument Classics record

'We have Milan-San Remo and Roubaix to go' says newly-crowned Tour of Flanders winner

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Fabian Cancellara's Classics Column: Give Van Aert an Oscar but that was too easy

Our expert analyst dissects Gent-Wevelgem and criticises the lack of an organised chase

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Eddy Merckx critical of Van Aert’s Gent-Wevelgem gift: ‘I wouldn’t have done it’

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Mark Cavendish sets sights on multiple stage wins at the Tour de France

The 37-year-old Cavendish is starting afresh at Kazakh team Astana as he aims to set the outright record for Tour stage wins this summer

The Independent UK

Mark Cavendish completes switch to Astana Qazaqstan on one-year contract

The move gives him a chance to claim the Tour de France stage wins record outright after moving level with Eddy Merckx on 34 in 2021.

The Independent UK

World Championship: Remco Evenepoel powers to gold after Van der Poel’s arrest

Remco Evenepoel claimed the rainbow jersey after victory in the Cycling World Championships elite men’s road race

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Geraint Thomas admits Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar is ‘a level above’

Thomas reached Monday’s rest day third overall, 77 seconds behind two-time defending champion Pogacar

The Independent UK

Tadej Pogacar: The invisible champion out to win historic third Tour de France

Exclusive interview: The 23-year-old lives life under the radar and reveals a down-to-earth ethos behind his astonishing success as he goes for a third yellow jersey

The Independent UK

Tour de France 2022: Tadej Pogacar the rider to beat again as he looks to join elite club

The 23-year-old Slovenian is seeking to become only the ninth man to win three or more Tour de France titles

The Independent UK

Mark Cavendish out of Tour de France after being omitted from squad

Although his place in Le Tour's rich tapestry is secure, Cavendish would have relished the chance to claim his own page in the record books outright - but Father Time will be against him now

Daily Mirror

Mark Cavendish ‘excited’ at chance to add to Giro d’Italia stage win tally

The 36-year-old will contest the Italian Grand Tour for the first time since 2013

The Independent UK

Cavendish likely to miss Tour de France after being picked for Giro d’Italia

Mark Cavendish is unlikely to get the chance to break Eddy Merckx’s stage-win record at the Tour de France this year after it was confirmed that he has been selected in his team’s squad for the Giro d’Italia

The Guardian - UK

Van der Poel 'hits peak form' heading into Covid-hit Tour of Flanders

Antwerp (Belgium) (AFP) - Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel warned his rivals he has hit his peak as he bids for a second win in the 273km Tour of Flanders over the cobbled climbs of the Flemish Ardennes in Belgium on Sunday.

AFP

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How are Tour de France numbers assigned?

We take a look at how La Grande Boucle decides on each rider’s number

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Mark Cavendish and his 35 Tour de France stage wins – Gallery

Looking back on each and every victory that made his name as the race's greatest ever sprinter

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Tour de France records and statistics

Tour de France records and stats from the last 110 years

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The Col du Tourmalet: 30 facts about the Tour de France's most-visited climb

Feared Pyrenean climb makes its 61st appearance in the Tour de France in 2024

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