Evenepoel snatches photo-finish win to clinch European road cycling crown

France 244 October 2026, 16:28 UTCBelgium

Belgium's Olympic road racing champion Remco Evenepoel took the European championship title on Sunday after outsprinting Italy's Giulio Ciccone in a tight photo finish, just weeks after narrowly missing out on the world championship crown.

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