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Here's the news making headlines for Wednesday, August 11.

Overnight GC leader Mads Pedersen tumbles off final podium, with Stefan Küng and Søren Kragh Andersen securing second and third overall.

With one stage remaining, Kragh Andersen now sits second on the GC, just seven seconds behind Pedersen.

The former world champion was escorted by a Trek-Segafredo leadout through the final, wet and technical kilometers of a reconfigured stage.

Gilbert raced in the Tour of Luxembourg and has been racing in the BinckBank Tour this week. But as knee pain continued he was forced to abandon.

Race finds new host towns and all-Belgian parcours just 24 hours after COVID regulations in Netherlands forced cancelation of Dutch stages.

Amstel Gold Race also in crosshairs after spike in COVID-19 cases in Europe puts scare into race organizers.

The Belgian sprinter pushed clear of the remains of the field which included Pascal Ackermann and Mads Pedersen.

This week's calendar is packed with action, with the BinckBank Tour, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and the opening of the Giro d'Italia.