Pogacar wins third Flanders crown but faces fine for running red light

 Tadej Pogacar ⁠clinched a record-equalling third Tour of Flanders title ​on Sunday ​but the Slovenian could face a fine from local authorities after running a red light at a railway crossing.
Pogacar and a few other cyclists at the ⁠front of the peloton continued across the ⁠tracks despite warnings as they looked to reel in a breakaway, while the rest of the ‌chasing pack came to a ​halt.
The four-times ⁠Tour de France champion said he ​was not given sufficient ‌warning to slow down for the crossing.
'Suddenly three guys ​jump on the middle of the road and start waving to stop,' he said in a press conference. 'How can you stop in one second? ‌I think they could prevent this by ​stopping us before, no? Not 10 metres before ​the ‌crossing.
'I ⁠was thinking, maybe it's like some protesters or something crazy is going on.'
Belgian newspaper ​Het Laatste Nieuws reported that ⁠the East ​Flanders Public Prosecutor's Office intended to prosecute the riders, who could be hit with fines ranging from 320 euros to 4,000 ​euros ($4,609) as well as a driving ​ban of eight days.