Evenepoel crushes Pogacar to win 3rd straight time-trial cycling world title | Sports

KIGALI, Sept 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Imperious 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. 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. 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. 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...