Record-breaker Tadej Pogačar wins Tour of California after Cees Bol takes stage seven

Slovenian Tadej Pogačar successfully defends his yellow jersey as Cees Bol wins the seventh and final 2019 Tour of California stage

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Tadej Pogačar (UAE-Team Emirates) became the youngest ever winner of a WorldTour stage race as he defended the yellow jersey on the seventh and final day of the Tour of California.

The 20-year-old Slovenian finished safely in the peloton as Cees Bol (Team Sunweb) was the fastest in the bunch sprint in Pasadena. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Jasper Philipsen (UAE-Team Emirates) finished second and third respectively.

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