{
  "id": 2986910,
  "title": "UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Isaac del Toro lands overall title at Lidl Deutschland Tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/uae-team-emirates-xrgs-isaac-del-toro-lands-overall-title-at-lidl",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T09:07:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/uae-team-emirates-xrgs-del-toro-lands-overall-title-at-lidl-deutschland-tour-1.500650271"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Isaac del Toro, a rider for UAE Team Emirates-XRG, secured the overall title at the Lidl Deutschland Tour on the final day. This marked the first time a rider from his country had won the general classification in Germany. The victory added to UAE Team Emirates-XRG's tally of 67 victories in 2026. Del Toro had already won 11 times this year, including the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico, and the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.\n\nIn the final stage, Paul Magnier of Soudal Quick-Step won with a time of 3:37:39, followed by Danny Van Poppel of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe and Tim Torn Teutenberg of Lidl-Trek, who both finished with the same time. Del Toro finished the general classification with a time of 17:39:48, 53 seconds ahead of Louis Barré from Visma-Lease a Bike. Marc Hirschi from Tudor Pro Cycling was third, 1:08 behind Del Toro.\n\nMeanwhile, Tadej Pogačar of Tudor Pro Cycling won stage 2 of the Vuelta a España in Spain. This result was enough for Pogačar to retain the red leader's jersey. Matthew Brennan from Visma-Lease a Bike won the stage with a time of 4:47:47, ahead of Miquel Pau and Pogačar, who both finished with the same time. Pogačar leads the general classification of the Vuelta a España with a time of 4:58:40. Wout van Aert of Visma-Lease a Bike is in second place, nine seconds behind the leader, with Brennan third at 10 seconds.",
  "summary": "UAE Team Emirates-XRG's Del Toro lands overall title at Lidl Deutschland Tour",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Meet Isaac del Toro, UAE team’s superstar in the making",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/meet-isaac-del-toro-uae-teams-superstar-in-the-making",
        "published": "2026-08-24T09:56:34.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}