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.

Belgium's Remco Evenepoel edged out Italian Filippo Ganna to retain his world road time trial title and conclude a golden summer after Australia's Grace Brown also backed up her Olympic title to win the women's event on Sunday.

Grace Brown's fairytale retirement season has added another golden chapter, with the 32-year-old Olympic champion adding the world championship time trial title to her impressive palmares, while Jay Vine suffered a nasty crash.

Olympic champions Remco Evenepoel and Grace Brown won the men’s and women’s time trial at the cycling world championships in Switzerland.

He triumphs ahead of Italian pair Filippo Ganna in second and Edoardo Affini in third. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.