{
  "id": 3308872,
  "title": "'A beautiful day' – Tadej Pogačar crushes Vuelta a España with 50km solo victory on stage four",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-beautiful-day-tadej-pogacar-crushes-vuelta-a-espana-with-50km-solo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-25T15:38:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cycling Weekly",
    "slug": "cycling-weekly",
    "url": "https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tadej-pogacar-crushes-vuelta-a-espana-with-50km-solo-victory-on-stage-four"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tadej Pogačar of UAE Team Emirates claimed a dominant victory at stage four of the 2023 Vuelta a España, completing a 50.3km solo attack on the Collada de Beixalis climb. This extended his overall lead to 3 minutes and 21 seconds, marking the seventh longest solo of his career and his longest ever at a Grand Tour. The stage, Andorra la Vella's shortest road race, featured four climbs totalling over 3,000 meters of elevation gain. Pogačar's move on the second climb saw him build a significant gap, comfortably overtaking front-runner Jarno Widar and Felix Gall within minutes. The win comes in a year where Pogačar has already achieved significant milestones, including his second world championship and a Tour de France victory.",
  "summary": "World champion now leads race by more than three minutes",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Brennan sprints to Vuelta stage two victory, Pogacar keeps red",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/brennan-sprints-to-vuelta-stage-two-victory-pogacar-keeps-red",
        "published": "2026-08-24T02:59:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}