The 2024 UCI Road World Championships witnessed history in the making on Sunday as Tadej Pogačar became the first rider in 37 years to follow up this season's victories in the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France with a gold medal and the rainbow jersey in the elite men's road race.

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Tadej Pogačar cemented his status as cycling's biggest star by winning the men's road race at the world championships.

Tadej Pogačar cemented his status as cycling's biggest star with a devastating solo attack to win the men's road race at the world championships on Sunday. The three-time Tour de France champion surged ahead just over 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the end.

Ripping up the script is the Tadej Pogacar way, and on Sunday the ­Slovene’s unique approach to bike racing won him the world road race championship in Zurich, thanks to an audacious, borderline foolhardy attack 100km from the finish.