Tadej Pogacar seals 'dream' Paris-Nice victory for UAE Team Emirates

Tadej Pogacar won cycling's Paris-Nice on Sunday when his solo triumph on the Riviera town's iconic Promenade des Anglais propelled the UAE Emirates rider to a crushing overall victory on his first entry to the eight-day event.

The Slovenian, a double Tour de France winner, finished alone to clinch a third individual stage of the race, bowing to the crowds as he crossed the line, with Frenchman David Gaudu ending second overall and Jonas Vingegaard in third.

“It was always my dream to win Paris-Nice,” Pogacar, 24, said.

“The competition here was really huge. To be alongside David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard on the podium is special.”

Pogacar has changed his schedule this season in a bid to regain the Tour de France title he let slip to Vingegaard in 2022.

He was leading going into Sunday's mountainous stage in the Nice backcountry and made a solo break on the final climb.

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