Paris Olympics: Remco Evenepoel overcomes puncture and powers to second gold in Paris with convincing males’s street race victory

A heart-stopping last-minute bike change couldn’t cease Remco Evenepoel from roaring his approach into the Olympic historical past books on Saturday, because the Belgian blasted his approach solo to street race purpose and concurrently grew to become the primary ever male rider to safe each street and time trial titles in the identical Games.

Less than 4 kilometres from the road, Evenepoel was heading alone for victory when he abruptly halted and commenced shouting for race help  as he suffered some of the ill-timed bike mechanicals  possible. However, fortunately he shortly managed to get a motorcycle change and regardless of the huge last-minute drama, forge onwards to safe a second gold medal within the Paris Games.

The  silver went to France’s Valentin Madouas, dropped by Evenepoel 15 kilometres from the end on an unmarked climb, with Madouas compatriot’ Christophe Laporte taking a small group dash for bronze.

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