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UAE Team Emirates star Pogacar maintains winning run in Fleche Wallonne triumph

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UAE Team Emirates rider Tadej Pogacar kept up his incredible form with victory in the Fleche Wallone in Belgium on Wednesday.

The two-time Tour de France winner clinched his 12th victory of the season on the infamous Mur de Huy climb at the finale. The 1.3-kilometre hill, which comes at the end of the 194km race, is one of the most feared climbs in cycling, with sections as steep as 17 per cent.

The Slovenian timed his charge in final kilometre perfectly to clinch the victory, with Mattias Skjelmose (Trek-Segafredo) in second place and Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) in third.

Pogacar received great assistance from his fellow riders in the Emirati team. They controlled the pace of the peloton and neutralised a three-rider breakaway in the final section of the race.

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