Evenepoel wins third straight time-trial cycling world title

AFP | Kigali

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Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed a third consecutive time-trial title at the Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda yesterday, as Tadej Pogacar missed out on medal by less than two seconds.

Despite starting his race against the clock two and a half minutes after Pogacar, Evenepoel overtook the fading Tour de France winner in the closing stages to secure a dominant victory, with Australia’s Jay Vine second and Belgian Ilan Van Wilder snatching third by just 1.6sec.

Evenepoel won the 2023 time-trial in Glasgow and defended it in Zurich a year later, having also won the road race world title in Australia in 2022.

The 25-year-old’s latest success came a year after pulling off a spectacular double at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, winning both the road race and the time-trial.

He will be aiming to emulate that achievement in next Sunday’s 267km road race, where Pogacar is the hot favourite.