break away from the pack

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Adam and Simon Yates ride for different teams but joined forces to break away from the pack.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Wout van Aert's sensational break away from the pack in the final 10km allowed him to claim his maiden victory at this year's Tour de France on stage four.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

We placed the trigger at the “inflection point” for the distribution of these posts, that is, where the super-spreading posts begin to break away from the pack.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020

The stage got off to a lively start and a group of four riders managed to break away from the pack following a series of unsuccessful attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2019

Experts say there will be more consolidation and failures as delivery firms look for ways to break away from the pack.

From Reuters • Apr. 12, 2019