Domoulin, the winner of this year’s Giro D’Italia, finished the race 58 seconds ahead of Roglič. Britain’s Chris Froome came in third, 1:21 minutes behind Domoulin. Slovenian Jan Tratnik finished the race in 10th place.
For the first time in the history of World Championships, the men’s time trial ended in a climb. The course in Bergen is 31 kilometres long, and Roglič was the fastest rider up the 3.4-kilometre climb.Today’s medal capped off an outstanding year for Roglič, who earlier this year became the first Slovenian to win a stage of the Tour de France.
Roglič became the first Slovenian rider to win a medal in a World Championship time trial, and the second to win a medal in a World Championship. In 2001, Andrej Hauptmanwon bronze at the World Road Cycling Championships in Lisbon.
