- Despite experiencing a puncture late in the race, Remco Evenepoel clinched gold
- The Belgian cyclist successfully added to his time trial gold medal
Remco Evenepoel overcame a late setback to secure his second gold at the Paris Olympics.
He suffered a punctured rear wheel near the end of the men’s road race but managed to continue after switching to another bike.
The Belgian rider had previously won the gold in the time trial event.
During this race, the 24-year-old primarily battled against France’s Valentin Madouas.
After facing challenges, Evenepoel still won decisively by one minute and eleven seconds.
Remco Evenepoel won gold in the men’s road race despite suffering a puncture late on
Evenepoel had to quickly change bikes in the closing stages but still managed to prevail
After getting some assistance, Evenepoel was still able to finish the race in impressive fashion
The Belgian won his second gold medal at the Games after also winning the time trial
Valentin Madouas earned the silver medal, while Christophe Laporte took home bronze for France.
Ireland’s Ben Healy placed tenth, and Tom Pidcock from Team GB finished in thirteenth.
Evenepoel made history as the first man to capture both the road race and time trial golds at a single Olympic Games.
