Evenepoel celebrates in picture-perfect fashion after Olympics road race gold

Remco Evenepoel celebrated in stylish fashion as he recovered from a last-gasp puncture to triumph in the men's road race.

Evenepoel won the gold medal in the men's time trial last week, and the Belgian made history on Saturday.

The 24-year-old roared to success in Paris after dropping France's Valentin Madouas with around 15km left.

And he even had to survive a late scare as he sustained a puncture as he passed through the iconic Louvre.

A swift change of bikes, though, and Evenepoel recovered to cruise to victory, passing under the Eiffel Tower and celebrating on the line by placing his bike in front of him and holding out his arms.

Dreams do come true. pic.twitter.com/omDtZ3Ixbl
— Remco Evenepoel (@EvenepoelRemco) August 3, 2024

It was a picture-perfect finish to a stunning race, as he became the first man to win both road events at the same Games.

"What a place to win this," he said.

"Honestly, I feel sick, from the effort, it was a pretty hard day out there. I'm so proud to win this and be the first ever to win the double. It's history, no?

"I started the year with that celebration, so I knew that the Eiffel Tower was in the background, so I wanted to do it. I think it's going to be a great picture."