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Tour de Suisse: Tadej Pogačar denies Mathieu van der Poel stage 4 victory and extends overall lead with 53.4 kph time trial

AARBURG, SWITZERLAND - JUNE 20: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG - Yellow Leader Jersey competes during the 89th Tour de Suisse 2026, Stage 4 a 23.7km individual time trial stage from Aarburg to Aarburg / #UCIWT / on June 20, 2026 in Aarburg, Switzerland. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

Race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) added another stage win and more GC time to his successful Tour de Suisse campaign in stage 4's time trial, beating Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) by a tiny margin in Aalburg.

Pogačar completed the flat 23.7km course in 26:37.99, beating Van der Poel by just 0.04 of a second after the Dutchman had put in a hugely impressive ride and spent a long time in the hot seat, holding off several TT specialists – all but one.

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