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 champion Remco Evenepoel successfully defended his world time trial title in Zurich on Sunday, surviving a lost chain on the starters ramp, as Grace Brown also backed up her Paris gold medal performance in the women's event.

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.

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.

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,