Tom Pidcock rallied from a punctured tire to win his second straight Olympic mountain bike gold medal. He fought off Viktor Koretzky on a dramatic final lap to deny a French sweep of the men’s and women’s races at Elancourt Hill.
Thomas Pidcock, of Britain, is airborne as he leads Victor Koretzky, of France , during the men’s mountain bike race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Elancourt, France . .Victor Koretzky, of France , bottom centre, leads Thomas Pidcock, of Britain, and Nino Schurter, of Switzerland, during the men’s mountain bike race, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 29, 2024, in Elancourt, France . .
The British rider, who had to pull out of the Tour de France about two weeks ago when he contracted COVID-19, joined Paola Pezzo and Julien Absalon as the only riders with two mountain bike gold medals from the Summer Games.delivered a long-awaited gold for France in the women’s race. Alan Hatherly wound up with the bronze medal in the best finish ever for South Africa.
Riley Amos, the 22-year-old American who has dominated the under-23 World Cup circuit, went right to the front on the first lap on the 4.4-kilometer course. But he soon began to fade.
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