There was a moment, over half an hour after Remco Evenepoel had crossed the line to win the Paris Olympics road race, when the crowds in the stands at Trocadéro erupted into cheers.
Riders halted their post-race interviews, and looked back over their shoulders in the media zone. Photographers, who had left their finish line positions, swivelled on their feet, pointing their cameras back towards the Eiffel Tower. Some rose onto their tiptoes to try and see the source of the commotion.
