The UCI Road World Championships were predicted to be decided on the steep climb up Montrose Street - and while it was on West George Street that Mathieu van der Poel launched his race-winning attack to claim the elite men's title, Montrose still proved decisive because of a corner leading into the climb.
It was on this corner that Van der Poel crashed while on his successful solo move, sliding out as rain soaked the course and breaking off one of the fasteners on his shoe. After ripping off the broken part, he stormed off up the climb and re-opened his unassailable lead.
