{"id":55703,"date":"2025-09-21T18:45:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T18:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/belgium-s-evenepoel-secures-third-world-itt-title-in-kigali\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T18:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T18:56:23","slug":"belgium-s-evenepoel-secures-third-world-itt-title-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/belgium-s-evenepoel-secures-third-world-itt-title-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgium\u2019s Evenepoel secures third world ITT title in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 25-year-old star completed the 40.6-kilometre route in 49:46.03, averaging an impressive 48.9 km\/h. His performance reaffirmed his dominance against the clock and ensured Belgium\u2019s flag flew highest on the opening weekend of competition.<\/p>\n<p>Evenepoel\u2019s ride was a test of both physical strength and mental resilience, as Kigali\u2019s steep climbs and cobbled sections pushed every rider to the limit. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-94866 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g1yuniexsaala0x.jpg\" alt=\"Belgium\u2019s Remco Evenepoel produced a blistering display of power and precision to win the Men\u2019s Elite Individual Time Trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, claiming his third rainbow jersey in the discipline.\" \/><\/figure>\n<p> \u201cIt felt pretty good right away on the first flat part; I could feel my legs turning. I held my pace without going over the limit. The first climb of the day was quite hard, along with the last two, so I really pushed it there,&#8221; he reflected on the effort required to secure gold.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;After that, I saw I had a big gap, so I kept a pace I could sustain until the bottom and then went flat out on every climb. I must say, the cobbles were brutal\u2014I hated them at some point. It was so hard to push through them toward the end, but winning was the most important thing,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-94869 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>{{Vine takes silver, Van Wilder bronze<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Jay Vine rode strongly to secure the silver medal, clocking 51:00.83 \u2014 over a minute behind Evenepoel, but still clear of the chasing pack. The bronze went to Evenepoel\u2019s compatriot Ilan van Wilder, who stopped the clock at 52:22.10, giving Belgium two riders on the podium in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>{{Poga\u010dar and Del Toro in the mix<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<p>Pre-race favourite Tadej Poga\u010dar, fresh from his fourth Tour de France title earlier this summer, had to settle for a disappointing fourth on his birthday. The Slovenian finished in 52:23.76, narrowly missing a medal. Rising Mexican sensation Isaac Del Toro followed closely in fifth with 52:26.89, adding another strong result to his breakout season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-94874 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/field_18972_25092117521621389.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Dutch rider Thymen Arensman, considered a podium contender, placed ninth in 53:25.71, while Swiss specialist Stefan K\u00fcng completed the top ten.<\/p>\n<p>Rwanda\u2019s cycling fans had plenty to cheer as two local riders lined up in the world championship field of 54 participants. Shemu Nsengiyumva delivered a spirited ride to take 25th place in 56:41.13, while Moise Mugisha came home 31st in 58:40.67<\/p>\n<p>{{Men elite individual time trial \u2013 top 10 results<br \/>\n}}<\/p>\n<p>1. Remco Evenepoel (BEL) \u2013 49:46.03<\/p>\n<p>2. Jay Vine (AUS) \u2013 51:00.83 (+1:14.80)<\/p>\n<p>3. Ilan van Wilder (BEL) \u2013 52:22.10 (+2:36.07)<\/p>\n<p>4. Tadej Poga\u010dar (SLO) \u2013 52:23.76 (+2:37.73)<\/p>\n<p>5. Isaac Del Toro (MEX) \u2013 52:26.89 (+2:40.86)<\/p>\n<p>6. Andreas Leknessund (NOR) \u2013 52:43.30 (+2:57.27)<\/p>\n<p>7. Lucas Plapp (AUS) \u2013 52:49.37 (+3:03.34)<\/p>\n<p>8. Bruno Armirail (FRA) \u2013 52:52.10 (+3:06.07)<\/p>\n<p>9. Thymen Arensman (NED) \u2013 53:25.71 (+3:39.68)<\/p>\n<p>10. Stefan K\u00fcng (SUI) \u2013 53:34.95 (+3:48.92)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-94867 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/g1yune1xgaacwzw.jpg\" alt=\"The 25-year-old star completed the 40.6-kilometre route in 49:46.03, averaging an impressive 48.9 km\/h. \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belgium\u2019s Remco Evenepoel produced a blistering display of power and precision to win the Men\u2019s Elite Individual Time Trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, claiming his third rainbow jersey in the discipline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000094868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000094868,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18972_25092117521693218.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000094868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55703"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55703"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}