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Flamboyant Tadej Pogacar retains world title to cement legacy

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the Men's Elite Road Race with second-placed Belgium's Remco Evenepoel and third-placed Ireland's Ben Healy at the UCI Road World Championships 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda

Tadej Pogacar lit up Kigali's climbs with a trademark long-range attack to claim a second consecutive men's road race world title on Sunday, an air of inevitability surrounding the event as the Slovenian cemented his legacy among cycling's all-time greats.

He triumphed as the championships were staged in Africa for the first time, with hundreds of thousands cheering from the roadside.

Belgian Remco

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