Britain's Tom Pidcock defies a puncture to retain his Olympic mountain bike title in astonishing fashion in Paris.
The world champion, who turns 25 on Tuesday, edged out Victor Koretzky with remarkable skill, having once trailed the French rider by 39 seconds.
Having caught Koretzky by the start of the final lap, he proved his mettle when the Frenchman sprung a surprise attack in the closing stages to take the lead again, only for Pidcock's superb bike-handling skills around the trees to come to the fore and give him a last-gasp lead.But Pidcock's Games do not end there - the Ineos Grenadier is doubling up to contest the road race on Saturday.
That put him 39 seconds down on French leader Koretzky, who stayed out on his own at the front, much to the delight of the home fans cheering his every pedal push. But then Koretzky took his moment, springing a surprise on the leading Briton to take over at the front going into the final descent.
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