AdvertisementAdvertisement26 Apr 2026 10:28PM (Updated: 26 Apr 2026 10:58PM) Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInAdd CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results.Read a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST LIEGE, Belgium, April 26 : World champion Tadej Pogacar pulled ahead of 19-year-old French debutant Paul Seixas in the final climb to secure his third straight Liege-Bastogne-Liege 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 Tour of Flanders and Milan-San Remo."It means a lot to win again one of the biggest races of the year, of cycling... there’s a lot of pressure on me to deliver, I’m really happy that we succeeded," said Pogacar, who is now one Liege title short of Belgium's Eddy Merckx, who won the race a record five times between 1969 and 1975.Seixas kept up with Pogacar when the Slovenian stuck to the plan that brought him success in the last two years and launched his attack on the climb at the Cote de la Redoute, staying on the four-time Tour de France winner's wheel for nearly 20km while others fell behind.Show MoreShow LessBut during the climb to Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons, with less than 14km left in the race, the 27-year-old Pogacar sped ahead, leaving an exhausted Seixas behind."On the Redoute I was really going deep. But on the top, he came next to me and I was like, okay, really impressed," Pogacar said about Seixas."Maybe back in my head, I was already preparing to do a duel sprint because he was so strong."Seixas, who was trying to become the first Frenchman to win the Liege title since 1980, finished 45 seconds after Pogacar, while Belgian two-time winner Remco Evenepoel won a sprint for third place. Source: ReutersNewsletterRecommended ReadSubscribe to CNA's Recommended ReadA single handpicked story that we think you shouldn't miss. Just one a day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST