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Tom Pidcock, the Olympic champion, secured a memorable gold medal at the world championships in the Tweed Valley, dominating the final laps of the cross country Olympic race. Pidcock, who earlier in the week won bronze in Cross Country short track, held off a late chase from New Zealand’s Sam Gaze, after moving into the lead at the start of the penultimate lap. Gaze finished 19 seconds behind Pidcock with Switzerland’s Nino Schurter a further 15 seconds back in third.
“It’s a big relief,” Pidcock said. “It’s been a long week building up to this. In front of the home crowd, it’s pretty special. The last few laps were so stressful. My gears were not working well. They were jumping, up every climb. Gaze was coming and I thought it could all go in the bin at any moment.”
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