"Pogacar made his decisive move just as he had done two years ago on the Monte Sante Marie gravel section. His UAE Team Emirates colleagues had put the hammer down heading into that section and once Pogacar attacked on a tough climb, he quickly distanced everyone else. Seixas was the rider who resisted the longest even briefly dragging back Pogacar before the world champion accelerated again and disappeared over the horizon for good."
"The world champion made a typically devastating long-range break around 80km from the finish, after which it was a procession to the line in Siena for his third win in a row. In doing so, the four-time Tour de France winner proved once again that his appetite to triumph and dominantly has not diminished despite his myriad successes."
"The 19-year-old Seixas came home in second, with the young Mexican Isaac Del Toro third after 207km racing through picturesque rolling Tuscan countryside dusted with white gravel roads. Seixas, who many believe is the man to end his country's wait currently 41 years for another Tour de France winner, finally dropped Del."
Tadej Pogacar secured his fourth Strade Bianche title and third consecutive victory in this prestigious gravel road race through Tuscany. The 27-year-old world champion and four-time Tour de France winner executed a decisive attack approximately 80 kilometers from the finish on the Monte Sante Marie gravel section, quickly distancing all competitors. Paul Seixas, a 19-year-old French sensation, finished second after briefly closing the gap, while Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro claimed third place. The race covered 207 kilometers of rolling Tuscan countryside featuring white gravel roads. Pogacar's dominant performance demonstrates his continued hunger for victory despite numerous achievements. His next major target is Milan-San Remo, one of only two Monument races he has yet to win.
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