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Simone Giuliani

‘Not what I came for’ – Sam Gaze resets after sixth in Olympic Games mountain bike race

New Zealand's Samuel Gaze competes in the men's cross-country mountain biking event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Elancourt Hill venue in Elancourt, on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP).

Sam Gaze may have just delivered New Zealand's equal best placing of sixth in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the Olympic Games but his disappointment at the end of Monday's race was clear.

The rider from New Zealand was hoping for more, with his recent results having provided ample fuel for dreams of a medal charge. However, a different story played out on Élancourt Hill for the reigning short-track world champion and silver medallist in the 2023 cross-country rainbow jersey race.

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