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Alasdair Fotheringham

Remco Evenepoel's World Championships bid facing big setbacks after losing time on climbs, two bike changes and delayed team vehicle

Remco Evenepoel Tadej Pogačar Isaac Del Toro Del Toro Kigali
KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 28: Remco Evenepoel and Team Belgium changing bike after a mechanical problem during the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025, Men Elite Road Race a 267.5km race from Kigali to Kigali on September 28, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images).

Remco Evenepoel's bid to become the first-ever rider to secure the Road World Championships elite men's time trial and road race in a single year hit extremely choppy waters after the Belgian was first dropped on the ultra-steep Côte de Kigali by arch-rival Tadej Pogačar, and then needed two bike changes.

The multiple World Time Trial Champion and 2022 Road Race Champion first setback came as he was dropped when 2024 winner Pogačar attacked on the Kigali ascent, and only Juan Ayuso (Spain) and Isaac del Toro (Mexico) could follow.

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