Incredible moment Ronan Grimes realises he's won World Champs | Video | Sticky Bottle

*Ronan Grimes is no stranger to success on the big stage, but his world road race title win today in Canada was something special, as was his reaction (Photo: Alex Whitehead-SWpix)*

This video footage, below, captures the moment that Ronan Grimes let it sink in that he was world champion. He was clearly wrecked from his exertions in the MC4 road race but not too shattered to enjoy the moment.

He was already the reigning European TT champion going into these Paracycling Road World Championships in Baie Comeau, Canada, and underlined his form with bronze in the TT at these worlds ahead of today's road race.

During his 81.9km event today, Grimes forged clear in a five-man breakaway which stayed together for a group sprint that decided the destination of the medals; the Irishman winning gold and the rainbow bands.

He wasn't the only one in celebratory mode today as the Katie George Dunlevy and her pilot Eve McCrystal won their road race today. And in the sprint for bronze in the same race, Josephine Healion and her pilot Linda Kelly prevailed to make it a 1-3 for the Irish.

They four Irish women were clearly delighted with their medal-winning rides, as you can see by their reaction in the second video below.

Lara Gillespie attacks Dolomite stage as Giro hits high mountains — *Ronan Grimes was wrecked and delighted in equal measure after his race*

Video - Ireland's Meehan climbs with best on brutal Alpine terrain — *Ronan Grimes was wrecked and delighted in equal measure after his race*

Celebrating their Gold and Bronze medal wins at the Para-Cycling Road World Championships 😍😍

🥇 @KatieGDunlevy and @evemccrystal

🥈 Josephine Healion and Linda Kelly pic.twitter.com/jcwxwFPQOX

— Cycling Ireland (@CyclingIreland) August 14, 2022

The Irish women celebrate their gold and bronze in their road race - Dunlevy and McCrystal with gold and Healion and Kelly taking the bronze