{"id":111365,"date":"2025-09-28T16:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/pogacar-retains-world-championship-title-in-kigali"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:14:40","slug":"pogacar-retains-world-championship-title-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/pogacar-retains-world-championship-title-in-kigali","title":{"rendered":"Poga\u010dar Retains World Championship Title in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>World number one Tadej Pogac\u030car produced a stunning solo ride to win his second world road race title and cap off a &#8220;perfect season&#8221; in Kigali on Sunday, September 28.<\/p>\n<p>The Slovenian star clocked six hours, 21 minutes and 20 seconds to successfully get over the grueling 267.5-kilometer 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