contenders
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There was no shortage of heavy-hitting contenders: Tour de France runner-up Remco Evenepoel; Evenepoel’s fellow Belgian Wout van Aert; occasional Pogacar nemesis Mathieu van der Poel; French prodigy Paul Seixas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Ferrari entered this season hoping to be title contenders following the introduction of new chassis and engine rules in F1.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
“In my view, those are the two leading contenders to get to commercial advantage first,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Montreal boasts the largest market of any of the projected expansion contenders, with a rich history of baseball even beyond the Expos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Fischer would now play games against each of the three contenders: two Soviets—Mark Taimanov and Tigran Petrosian—and the Dane Bent Larsen.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
