Tadej Pogacar added the world road race title to his Tour de France and Giro d'Italia victories on Sunday to become the first man since 1987 to win cycling's triple crown in the same season.

Tadej Pogacar on Sunday became just the third male rider in history to win cycling's "triple crown" of the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and World Championship in the same year.

Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar completed one of the most dominant seasons in cycling history by claiming his first road world title in Switzerland thanks to a spectacular attack from 100 kilometres out.

Unstoppable Slovenian Tadej Pogacar produced a stunning solo attack to win the men's road race title to bring the curtain down on the world championships in Zurich on Sunday. Pogacar took off with 100km of the 273km ride left and won by 34 seconds to add the rainbow jersey to the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France crowns he won this year.