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A Tactical Advantage PR25-12
As the saying goes, there is strength in numbers. That was definitely the case for the closing kilometers of Paris Roubiax. After a great chase back by Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceunick) to catch back up to his teammate Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) found himself in a tough spot having two guys from the same team working against him. Just the fact that Philipsen could drop back to the team car, leaving van der Poel free to keep applying the pressure. It is no small factor that the Alpecin-Deceuninck duo have finished first and second for the past two years. Would Pogacar be able to thwart that record?