Britain's Tom Pidcock roared back after suffering a puncture to retain his Olympic men's mountain bike title after a thrilling battle with France's Victor Koretzky on Monday.
Britain's Tom Pidcock roared back after suffering a puncture to retain his Olympic men's mountain bike title after a thrilling battle with France's Victor Koretzky on Monday.
Pidcock then seized his chance, powering to victory in an epic race by nine seconds although boos rang out from the partisan French crowd as he crossed the line ahead of Koretzky and South Africa's Alan Hatherly who took the bronze. Asked about the last-lap manoeuvre that almost certainly won him the race, Pidcock said."I did nothing wrong. He could have also gone left and I would have had to go right. In this position, you don't hesitate. The gap was there so I was going."
Road professional Pidcock, who abandoned this year's Tour de France because of Covid, looked strong early on as he attacked on lap three and only Koretzky could hold his wheel.
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