REMCO OUT ON HIS OWN FOR GLORY

REMCO EVENEPOEL crowned a magnificent season with a solo breakaway to win the world road race title in Australia.

Two weeks after becoming Belgium’s first Grand Tour champion in 44 years at the Vuelta a Espana, the 22-year-old (above) gave his country a first world road race champion in a decade.

Evenepoel rode the last 25km of the 266.9km race on his own, crossing the line in Wollongong with fists pumping after 6hr 16min and 8sec in the saddle.

“It’s something I’ve been dreaming of and now after a monument, a big classic, a Grand Tour and now world champion, I think I’ve won everything I could this year,” he said. “I don’t think I will ever have a better season.”