It was truly amazing to see Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) fight his way back to the front of the race after having a flat tire. I am quite sure that neither Victor Koretzky (France) nor Alan Hatherly (South Africa) were overjoyed to see the Brit. Pidcock has just come off of the Tour de France, so he has a deeper fitness and stamina then most anyone else in the race. These three just have about another kilometer to race and it is unclear who will take which medals, but it will be these three for the top three places. Koretzky had one more attack in him and dropped Pidcock for a bit. Pidcock did come back and passed the Frenchman on a narrow stretch making contact in the effort. Koretzky had to pull a foot out of his cleats and there went his Gold Medal. Pidcock repeated his Tokyo Olympics Gold, with Koretzky finishing with the Silver, and Hatherly the Bronze. The Bronze is the first Olympic Mountain Biking medal for his country, his continent and his hemisphere. Well done all three!
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