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Evenepoel crushes Pogacar to win 3rd straight time-trial cycling world title <\/p>\nImperious Belgian Remco Evenepoel claimed a third consecutive time-trial title at the Road Cycling World Championships in Rwanda on Sunday, as Tadej Pogacar agonisingly missed out on a medal by less than two seconds. <\/p>\n
Evenepoel crushes Pogacar to win 3rd straight time-trial cycling world title <\/p>\n
Despite starting the 40.6km 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. <\/p>\n
Australia’s Jay Vine took silver at 1min 14sec with Belgian Ilan Van Wilder snatching third at 2min 36sec, just 1.6sec faster than Pogacar. <\/p>\n
Evenepoel described the race conditions as the hardest he had ever faced in a time-trial and admitted that he had gone close to his limit in overtaking Pogacar. <\/p>\n
“Once I saw him I wanted to go as close as possible. Maybe I went too close to the limit to catch him,” he admitted. <\/p>\n
“The cobbles were really painful on a time-trial bike but I’m delighted. It’s a really special win,” he said. <\/p>\n
Slovenian four time Tour de France winner Pogacar admitted he had given everything. <\/p>\n
“It’s hard to swallow,” he said of being overtaken. <\/p>\n
“It’s incredible how fast he was, how good he is at this discipline. Really what a ride from him. I feel bitter about missing a medal by one second. But tomorrow is a new day,” Pogacar said. <\/p>\n
For Evenepoel this was further confirmation that he is the best time-trial racer of his generation. <\/p>\n
He 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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
He will be aiming to emulate that achievement in next Sunday’s 267km road race, where Pogacar is the hot favourite. <\/p>\n
“I was on great form today, I hope I feel like this again next Sunday,” Evenepoel said. <\/p>\n
Only two men have ever won more than three world time-trial titles, with German Tony Martin and Swiss Fabian Cancellara having both claimed four.<\/p>\n
– Laboured Pogacar –<\/p>\n
Evenepoel was last down the ramp in Kigali and set off quickly, opening up a 45-second lead already at the first time check. <\/p>\n
In stark contrast, Pogacar appeared laboured and despite the shock of being overtaken by Evenepoel, he congratulated the winner with grace at the finish line. <\/p>\n
Earlier on Sunday, Marlen Reusser made a golden breakthrough as she claimed the women’s time-trial title having previously endured a series of individual near misses in major championships. <\/p>\n
Reusser, a qualified doctor, dominated the race on a course with several steep climbs, including the cobbled Kimihurura hill, which proved torturous for the less experienced riders. <\/p>\n
The Swiss rider beat Dutch pair Anna van der Breggen, 52 seconds back, and Demi Vollering, 1min 05sec behind, into the silver and bronze places. <\/p>\n
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