Overview
- Evenepoel won the individual time trial in Montreal on Sunday in 44:53.13, averaging 52.4 km/h and finishing 57.31 seconds ahead of Filippo Ganna.
- Filippo Ganna recovered from a slow first split to take silver, while France’s rising star Paul Seixas earned bronze four days before his 20th birthday.
- Swede Jakob Söderqvist was on track for a medal at the halfway mark but crashed about 2.5 km from the finish and fell to fifth.
- Evenepoel’s fourth world time-trial title equals the total won by Tony Martin and Fabian Cancellara but is unique for being four in a row.
- The result hands Evenepoel the rainbow jersey for the next 12 months, boosts Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe after their high-profile signing, and strengthens his position as a favourite for the world road race with Tadej Pogacar absent.