KIGALI :Remco Evenepoel of Belgium won a third successive men’s individual time trial title at the Cycling Road World Championships, leaving the field trailing in his wake and easily seeing off the challenge of Tadej Pogacar.
In a much-anticipated clash, the 25-year-old Evenepoel might light work of dealing with the Tour de France winner, passing him on the course as he covered the 40.6km in 49:46.03.
Slovenian Pogacar, celebrating his 27th birthday, had set out to do the time trial and road race double at the world championship, which is being held in Rwanda over the next seven days, but finished fourth.
Australian Jeremy Vine came second in 51:00.83 with Belgium’s Ilan de Wilder in third place.
(Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Ed Osmond)
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