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The 2026 UCI Road World Championships will feature the Elite Men's Elite Road Race, held this weekend in Montreal, Canada. This event follows the same circuit as the 1974 championship, where Eddy Merckx won. Notably, Tadej Pogačar, who won the last two editions, is absent after his crash during the Vuelta a España. Mathieu van der Poel, the 2023 World Champion, is among the favorites to claim the rainbow jersey.
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