REMCO EVENEPOEL has been hailed for what he did following his triumph in the road race.
The Belgian cyclist claimed his second gold medal of the Paris Olympics with a convincing win.
Evenepoel, 24, had already won the time trial at the games before victory in the road race,
But it was the moment after he crossed the line that got people talking.
The cyclist dismounted his bike and stood it in front of him as he spread his arms out in celebration.
To make the moment even more iconic, he stood in front of Paris’ Eiffel Tower.
And viewers have swarmed to social media to hail the champion’s aura.
One fan posted: “Wow iconic.”
A second wrote: “Hang it in the Louvre.”
A third commented: “That is pretty epic.”
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A fourth shared: “That’s the definition of aura.”
A fifth said: “You can be cool, but you can never be THAT cool.”
Another added: “Yeah, the photo of this one is being plastered everywhere.”
Evenepoel had to cycle the last 4km of the 272km race with a new bike after picking up a puncture
He said: “I mean, look at that.
“What a place to win this. I feel so proud to win this and to be the first ever to take the double. It’s history, no?
“Honestly, I feel sick from the effort. It was a pretty hard day out there.
“Especially with that stressy moment with four kilometres to go with the puncture.
“I had to change bike, the car wasn’t ready for that moment, it was a bit stressy, but I had enough time. Ah, what a day.”
