Tom Pidcock made it five wins in a row in XCO mountain bike racing at the legendary Nové Město track in the Czech Republic. In a spell-binding performance, the Ineos Grenadier rode the new Pinarello Dogma XC mountain bike to victory as the rain fell, and capped a dream debut weekend for the brand new Pinarello XC mountain bike with Pidcock having won the XCC short track on Friday. His teammate, World Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot also claimed a second-place finish having been denied the win by the impressive Puck Pieterse in the Cross-country Olympic elite women's race.
The elite women were first up on Sunday and they would serve up a thrilling race. It was birthday girl Puck Pieterse who made a statement of intent with a rapid start of the line, which gave her a brief early lead on the group. Former World Champion Evie Richards looked strong on the first climb, and along with American rider Haley Batten made the early pace before Batten went clear. The American was then joined by Frei, Richards, Henderson, and Martina Berta to form a leading group.
