His pre-Worlds block, the so-called Canada Project, swapped Tour-style endurance for explosive power work, built for a punchy Montréal circuit rather than a long time trial. He's chasing something no male rider has done: winning both the time trial and road race world titles in the same year, and he said as much post-race — "How often has a rider won both the time trial and the road race at the same World Championship? Never." With Tadej Pogačar out through injury, that ambition now looks less like a stretch and more like a plan on schedule.

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