‘That was truly, truly prolonged’ – Meet the rider who accomplished remaining inside the Paris Olympics road race

There was a second, over half an hour after Remco Evenepoel had crossed the highway to win the Paris Olympics road race, when the crowds inside the stands at Trocadéro erupted into cheers. 

Riders halted their post-race interviews, and regarded once more over their shoulders inside the media zone. Photographers, who had left their finish line positions, swivelled on their ft, pointing their cameras once more in course of the Eiffel Tower. Some rose onto their tiptoes to attempt to see the provision of the commotion.