Highlights: Pogacar drops one rival after another to reclaim Tour of Flanders crown

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Tadej Pogacar is under investigation after he was one of 20 riders to run a red light during Sunday’s Tour of Flanders.The UAE Emirates-XRG rider did not stop at a railway crossing on his way to a record-equalling third victory at De Ronde.A group of riders at the front, including Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) ran the red light with over 200km of the race remaining, before the peloton was told to stop.

Pogacar claimed after the race that he had not had time to slow down at the crossing.

“Suddenly three guys jump on the middle of the road and start waving to stop,” Pogacar said.

“How can you stop in one second? I think they could prevent this by stopping us before, no? Not 10 metres before the crossing.

“I was thinking, maybe it’s like some protesters or something crazy is going on.”

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Pogacar ‘motivated’ for Paris–Roubaix after Tour of Flanders victory

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Belgian outlet Nieuwsblad reported that the riders involved could face fines ranging from €320 (£280) to €4,000 (£3,500), as well as driving bans of up to eight days.Pogacar will hope any potential fine does not take the gloss off his victory in Flanders, which followed a win at the previous Monument race, Milan-San Remo, last month.

The 27-year-old’s 12 career Monument victories are only bettered by 19-time winner Eddy Merckx.

Pogacar also drew level with Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) and six others with three wins in the Tour of Flanders.

“It was a really crazy race today. I don’t know what to say – super-hard from I don’t know which kilometre,” Pogacar told Belgian television.

“I don’t race too much, so when I race there is pressure to win. So far everything went perfect for me, so I can be more than happy.

“Coming next week to Roubaix, I can go motivated, but I try to enjoy the cobbles.”

Pogacar will next turn his attention to Paris-Roubaix on Sunday – with live coverage of the race on TNT Sports and HBO Max.How to watch Paris-Roubaix 2026The men’s race will be live on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. Coverage begins at 09:30 UK time, with the action getting underway approximately half an hour later.Coverage of the women’s race begins at 16:00 on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max. 

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