
Mathieu van der Poel claimed the men’s world road race title in Glasgow in a thrilling race which saw Owain Doull finish the highest rank Brit after being involved in a strong breakaway group. Belgian Wout van Aert finished second, while Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar took third.
An early lead was created by Patrick Gamper followed swiftly by Ireland’s Rory Townsend before a chase group including Brit Owain Doull soon brought them back into the fold to form a strong breakaway of nine riders.