The legend of Remco Evenepoel He was still growing when he was only 24 years old. With his brilliant victory in the cycling World Cup time trial this Sunday, the Belgian prodigy made history by being the first runner to win the Olympic and world gold against the clock in the same year and consecutively. The success of the cyclist, as happened in the Paris 2024 road test, is not free from stress and unexpected situations.
That hole four kilometers from the finish line at Olympics with the Champs Elysées and the Eifel Tower in the background, a fear that did not prevent Evenepoel from completing the Olympic double in another event for history. On his resume of milestones, this rainbow against the clock will also feature anecdotes and pictures for history.
”Everything went crazy, it was possibly the most complicated time trial of my career. My chain came off a minute before starting and the potentiometer didn’t work. I had to trust the sensations. It was difficult to maintain the pace because I was moving a bit blind,” commented the opponent and winner in Zurich, Switzerland, just seven seconds behind the Italian. Filippo Ganna.
The test performance captured the nerves and the terror on the chain just a minute before the start of the champion. For one thing, Evenepoel even slapped the cameraman who came closer to capture the tense moments as the mechanic worked overtime to fix his bike on time. The final result indicates that they achieved this, although along the way they also lost an important piece for the operation of the potentiometer. The Belgian got back on his bike bathed in gold Paris 20 seconds from the start and gritted his teeth to make it to the finish line.
Evenepoel fly at 52,156 km/h to set a time of 53’01”98 to add his fifth medal against the clock at the World Championships, reaffirming the gold already achieved at Glasgow 2023. This double has only been within reach of five other cyclists in the past: Ganna himself, the swiss Fabian Cancellarathe German Tony Martin and the Australians Michael Rogerssis Rohan Dennis.
Source: La Verdad
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