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Key events:
150km to go: As predicted, the breakaway didn’t last. So back we go, looking for one to hold. It might be a while.
160km to go: This breakaway looks to be failing, too, falling to Van Aert’s bidding, Pogacar sat well, of course. Van der Poel and Michael Mørkøv are sat out the back of the peloton, as are George Bennett and Marc Hirschi, two of Pog’s key domestiques. This is a hard day to follow a hard…
