Remco Evenepoel beats late puncture to take historic Olympic road race gold

Remco Evenepoel beats late puncture to take historic Olympic road race gold

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Remco Evenepoel took his second gold medal of Paris 2024 with an irresistible solo win in the men’s road race only seven days after claiming the men’s time trial title and despite suffering a dramatic puncture as he neared the end of the race.

Evenepoel’s victory saw him become the first man to win gold medals in both events at the same Olympics and he reflected afterwards on the scare, 3.8km from the finish when he needed a quick replacement.

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