breakaway
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Yates, 33, whose career includes a Tour stage win and time in the yellow jersey, showed great strength in leading the breakaway before becoming the perfect 'satellite' rider to help Pogacar on his late-stage charge.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Ms. Smith encounters this alchemy in Transnistria—a Russian-backed breakaway enclave inside Moldova.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A sprint finish was expected on Wednesday, a flat 161.3km route from Vichy to Nevers, and Cees Bol made the first move as the peloton rolled into the final 500m after catching the day's breakaway.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
He obliged late in the fourth quarter Sunday, forcing a turnover that allowed guard Chris Mañon to breakaway for the tying layup with 28 seconds left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
He didn’t mean to start a breakaway church, but within a few decades swathes of Europe had switched to one form of Protestantism or another.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
