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  "description": "With race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and other chasers in view behind them, a handful of breakaway riders held on to contest stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse on Wednesday. Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ United) proved quickest to the finish line in Locarno, taking a clear win ahead of Marcel Camprubí (Pinarello-Q36.5) and Bart Lemmen (Visma-Lease a Bike).\n\nGrégoire and Co. got clear after a furious fight to form the early breakaway, and then they worked to stay clear despite a chas",
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  "textContent": "With race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and other chasers in view behind them, a handful of breakaway riders held on to contest stage 2 of the Tour de Suisse on Wednesday. Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ United) proved quickest to the finish line in Locarno, taking a clear win ahead of Marcel Camprubí (Pinarello-Q36.5) and Bart Lemmen (Visma-Lease a Bike).\n\nGrégoire and Co. got clear after a furious fight to form the early breakaway, and then they worked to stay clear despite a chasing UAE. Pogačar and Mathias Vaček (Lidl-Trek) left the larger group behind in the finale in pursuit of the leaders but they couldn't quite close down the leaders, leaving the stage to a fast-finishing Grégoire.\n\nPogačar retains his overall lead and indeed he extended his advantage over his major GC rivals, who finished almost 30 seconds behind him on the day.\n\n[race_result id=16 stage_id=90128 count=5 gc=0 year=2026]\n\n[race_result id=16 stage_id=90128 count=5 gc=5 year=2026]",
  "title": "Grégoire wins Tour de Suisse stage 2 as the break narrowly holds on",
  "updatedAt": "2026-06-18T16:11:00.299Z"
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