Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown became the first cyclists to win the world road cycling championships time trial and Olympic time trial in the same year.

Olympic champions Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown won the men’s and women’s time trial at the cycling world championships in Switzerland.

New World Champion Grace Brown of Australia, center, Demi Vollering of the Netherlands, left and silver medal, and Chloe Dygert of the U.S., right and bronze medal, celebrate on the podium after the women elite individual time trial over 29.9 kilometres (18.6 miles) at the Cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

The UCI Road World Championships begin Sunday with a doubleheader of elite competitions as the women kick off proceedings with a 29.9km individual time trial from Gossau to Zürich, followed by the men taking on a 46.1km test against the clock.

Olympic champions Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown won the men's and women's time trial at the cycling world championships in Switzerland on Sunday.

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel edged out Italian Filippo Ganna to retain his world road time trial title and conclude a golden summer after Australia's Grace Brown also backed up her Olympic title to win the women's event on Sunday.

Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) defended his time trial at the UCI Road World Championships on Sunday, riding without a power meter following a mishap with his bike. The 24-year-old led through all three time checks in Zurich,

Grace Brown has crowned herself the world champion in the time trial(among elite women) in Switzerland. After a great spectacle, she was the fastest on the course in and around Zurich. Demi Vollering had to settle for second place,