{
  "id": 3776958,
  "title": "Tadej Pogacar holds off Enric Mas and a near crash to seal third stage win of 2026 Vuelta a Espana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tadej-pogacar-holds-off-enric-mas-and-a-near-crash-to-seal-third-3776958",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T16:27:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cycling/2026/08/27/tadej-pogacar-holds-off-enric-mas-and-a-near-crash-to-seal-third-stage-win-of-2026-vuelta-a-espana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tadej Pogacar continued his impressive winning streak at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana by securing his third stage victory in six days. However, he had to battle it out with Enric Mas (Movistar Team) after a near crash on the final downhill run. Pogacar's advantage in the general classification now stands at three minutes and 34 seconds over Mas, who had previously leapfrogged Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe) to third place.",
  "summary": "There seems to be no stopping the Tadej Pogacar machine after the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider made it three stage wins in six days at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana. But Pogacar was made to fight all the way by Enric Mas (Movistar Team) before eventually coming out on top in Castello after a brutal day of racing over the 177.4km route. There was also a huge scare for the Slovenian on the final downhill…",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Tadej Pogacar holds off Enric Mas and a near crash to seal third stage win of 2026 Vuelta a Espana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/tadej-pogacar-holds-off-enric-mas-and-a-near-crash-to-seal-third",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:27:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Pogacar fights off Mas challenge to win stage six",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pogacar-fights-off-mas-challenge-to-win-stage-six",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:24:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Pogacar fights off Mas challenge to win stage six",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/pogacar-fights-off-mas-challenge-to-win-stage-six-3790477",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:25:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}