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Tadej Pogacar took his third stage victory this week as the world champion sealed overall success in the Tour of Switzerland on Sunday after catching French climber Lenny Martinez 800 metres from the line.After a cat-and-mouse chase up the final climb to Villars-sur-Ollon at the end of a brutal 152km-long mountainous stage, the last of the race, Pogacar gradually ate into the Frenchman’s 1min 30sec lead.For a while, it looked like it would be touch and go, but Pogacar picked up the pace in the last couple of kilometres and with one kilometre left, his success looked inevitable.Just 200m later, he sauntered past Martinez and came home to win by seven seconds.”It was really good to test the legs, the lungs on the climb, it was a really nice climb for that,” said the 27-year-old Slovenian.Martinez said he was disappointed and rued Pogacar’s insatiable will to win.”We tried but he was just too strong in the end,” said the 22-year-old, who had been part of an initial 11-man breakaway that broke clear with about 140km to ride.”Tadej wins a lot of races and he keeps wanting to keep winning, so it’s difficult. I knew he wasn’t going to let me win.”It was Pogacar’s first victory at the Tour of Switzerland — in his first appearance — and means that he has now won six of the seven most historic week-long stage races.Having also won the Tour of Romandie in his first participation earlier this season, the only one he has yet to win is the Tour of the Basque Country — where he was third in 2021 and sixth two years earlier. POGACAR ON A MISSION?Pogacar has seemed on a mission this season to tick off the few remaining major races he had yet to win, claiming Milan-San Remo glory in March and then coming close to winning Paris-Roubaix in April, when he was pipped by Wout van Aert.He has been in ominous form this week, laying down a marker ahead of his bid for a record-equalling fifth Tour de France victory next month.His overall margin of victory ahead of Ecuador’s Richard Carapaz, 6:32, was simply stunning and will leave new Giro d’Italia champion Jonas Vingegaard with much to ponder at the Grande Boucle.Pogacar has 13 wins from just 16 race days this year compared to seven from 36 for Vingegaard, who is himself in the form of his life having won all three of his races, triumphing at Paris-Nice and the Tour of Catalonia before the Giro.Dutchman Bart Lemmen finished third in the stage from the breakaway just over a minute and half behind Pogacar, while Carapaz held onto his second place overall as he came home seventh at 2min.Czech Mathias Vacek came home 12th to finish third overall with Norway’s Tobias Foss fourth. Related Story Source link
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Book fair organised in collaboration with Ministry of Culture The Third Qatar University (QU) Book Fair 2026 was launched yesterday. It has been organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, with wide participation from local and international publishing houses and the attendance of university officials, academics, students, and the general public. The fair reflects QU’s continued commitment to supporting knowledge, promoting a culture of reading, and reinforcing scientific research as a cornerstone of its academic mission and community role, highlighting the university’s position as a leading national academic institution that actively contributes to enriching the country’s cultural and intellectual landscape. It serves as an integrated knowledge platform bringing together local, regional, and international publishers and stakeholders in the publishing industry, supporting intellectual and scientific production, opening avenues for collaboration in authorship, translation, and academic publishing, and enhancing academic content in Arabic and other languages. Director of QU Press, Sheikha Shaikha bint Ahmed al-Thani, stated that the press’s participation in the third edition reflects the university’s ongoing mission to support scientific research and strengthen the standing of rigorous academic knowledge, noting that this year’s focus is on peer-reviewed academic books, given their central role in serving the academic and research community. Sheikha Shaikha explained that academic books are not only scholarly references for students and faculty, but also a fundamental pillar in building critical thinking, advancing research, and enhancing the quality of knowledge production across disciplines. QU Press is committed to making these publications available through an open cultural platform for researchers and interested readers. She further noted that the fair provides an important opportunity to highlight the value of peer-reviewed publications, raise students’ awareness of the importance of relying on credible academic sources, and foster a culture of scientific research while emphasising the role of university publishing in knowledge dissemination and development. Sheikha Shaikha confirmed that QU Press continuously works to advance its academic publications in line with the evolving needs of teaching and research, serving the scientific community locally and regionally. Regular participation in the fair reflects the press’s commitment to supporting cultural and scientific activity and contributing to building a generation aware of the value of academic books in comprehensive knowledge-based development. The fair further featured 35 Qatari publishing houses out of 45 participating publishers, reflecting the strong local presence of the cultural sector. Participation expanded compared to the previous edition with the inclusion of several international publishing houses, enabling the exchange of expertise and perspectives on publishing and the importance of peer-reviewed academic works. The fair is accompanied by a cultural and knowledge-based programme, including panel discussions and specialised activities, reflecting the University’s mission to support science and knowledge, reinforce its role as a scientific and intellectual institution locally and internationally, and strengthen its engagement with the community. Source link
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