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Evenepoel wins record 4th straight world time-trial title

Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel etched his name into the history books with a dominant fourth successive world time-trial victory in Montreal on Sunday.Already the Olympic champion in both this discipline and the road race, Evenepoel has not lost a time-trial since the 2025 Tour de France.

Evenepoel wins record 4th straight world time-trial title

Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel secured his record-breaking fourth consecutive world time-trial title in Montreal on Sunday. The 26-year-old Olympic champion dominated the race, leading by more than a minute by the second intermediate time-check. Evenepoel extended his lead to almost a minute by the finish, surpassing second-placed Filippo Ganna and third-placed Paul Seixas.

The Belgian became the first athlete to win the time-trial world title four times in a row, tying the record of German Tony Martin and Swiss Fabian Cancellara for the most overall titles. Evenepoel, already an Olympic champion in two disciplines, expressed his happiness and excitement, vowing to focus on winning a second road-race world title soon.

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