Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar won his first one-day classic Sunday snatching victory on the line at Liege-Bastogne-Liege ahead of world champion Julian Alaphilippe. The pair had been part of a five-man group who broke from tha main pack on the day's final climb 13km from home on a 256km slog over 11 tough climbs in the Ardennes. dmc/pb