{"id":547217,"date":"2026-04-23T22:47:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547217\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:47:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:47:06","slug":"a-new-challenge-and-thats-exciting-tadej-pogacar-begins-tour-de-france-build-up-with-first-stage-race-of-2026-at-tour-de-romandie-cyclinguptodate-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/547217\/","title":{"rendered":"&quot;A new challenge, and that\u2019s exciting&quot; &#8211; Tadej Pogacar begins Tour de France build-up with first stage race of 2026 at Tour de Romandie &#8211; CyclingUpToDate.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi-AFBVV95cUxOQnR5aVRraFFLSWtBTGJHb0VoY0lBcnlCcHJ1Y2dIYmJ3TE1OMzFndXp4QVBxaV80N01adGo2ZUUtOWtsWWxpSDZnWk5Bbmlhd3pXUElDOHh0RHRhZkVxYXh1aHBvM3ozRjdHT2JBNUphdDdqYm1JSml4aXJyOVJTM1J6UVpXRDdwVTNwMnp4MUJic0ptS1gwZk5mTG9XU3djazNkV21QZGZyVEV4dDlPLVRRcjlDT3ExM0NlRFFMNHRvNDdWbGdJY1FqRHFfcEJyb1lGRTUxWXRnUFgzM1pqLTNRVkZ3MHBCejFPX0lRNkdEZTROcGJrRA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8220;A new challenge, and that\u2019s exciting&#8221; 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