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both mens and womens races were won by the reigning world champ - Pogacar and Kopecky

in cycling, if you win the one-day world championships near the end of the season (Sep/Oct) you get the honor of wearing the rainbow jersey in every race you are in for a full year.

the only time it doesnt apply is, next years world championship, or if you are supposed to be wearing another jersey in the moment like yellow, green etc for the Tour de France.

Pogacar is currently in the midst of an all-time great streak. he won cycling's triple crown last year, Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and worlds. he is an amazing mix of an excellent one day rider and a grand tour contender. seemingly no flaws ..

he is trying to check the box on winning the 5 monuments (prestigious 1 day races) as well as all 3 grand tours. also, no one has ever won all 3 grand tours in a single year, not even the great Eddy Merckx (the Wayne Gretzky of cycling).

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