'I didn’t want to get involved in this rule changing shit show before the race but I feel something needs to be said': XC world champ Pidcock says he supports mtb stars' position on UCI's last-minute changes to starting grid even though it benefitted him.
After leading names in mountain biking slammed a last-minute UCI rule change that gave preferential starting places in yesterday's world championship men’s elite cross-country Olympic race at Glentress to star riders from other disciplines, the winner of the event Tom Pidcock has said he supports their position and that the rule change"wasn’t made for me or requested by me or from my camp.
Of the trio, only Pidcock, who took the bronze medal in the cross-country short track event on Thursday andof causing him to crash on the final corner, has secured UCI ranking points in mountain biking this year after winning the World Cup race at Nove Meste in Czechia in May. It also highlights the potential impact on qualification for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris, with Sagan, who retires from road racing at the end of this season, having already said that he plans to take part in the mountain bike event there as the final race of his career.
“The point at this time is not whether the rule being applied is fair, unfair or suitable – this is a topic for another day. “It is evident that the UCI has contradicted itself in the application of the rule. Hours out from the start of the World Championship is not an appropriate time to selectively look for rules and we express our deep disappointment and frustration with this situation caused by the UCI,” it concluded.This morning, Pidcock has taken to his Instagram and Twitter accounts to support the position of the mountain bike stars.
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