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The grand slam of cycling no one had ever completed — until a two-centimeter sprint

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel crashed with 35 kilometers to go in the European road race in Slovenia, chased the peloton down, and still won the sprint by about two centimeters — becoming the first rider in history, male or female, to hold the national, European, world and Olympic titles in BOTH the road race and the time trial. The rarest trophy cabinet in the sport, closed out with a chase back.

The upbeat factorhe crashed, he chased, he won by two centimeters: history's first.
✓ Verified · Velo Cycling · 2026-10-04 · Slovenia
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