Sam Gaze defended his short-track MTB cross-country title at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and joined Pauline Ferrand-Prevot in retaining their rainbow jerseys in Scotland. Sam Gaze had to work hard in a thrilling race with Victor Koretzky challenging in a late sprint which meant the huge crowd roaring them home had an exciting photo finish. Gaze would just come out on top in the narrowest of margins with the Frenchman settling for silver.
In a race that came down to the final bend as eventual winner Gaze led the leading riders into a final sharp bend with Victor Koretzky, there was controversy behind as Tom Pidcock made an aggressive inside pass. Pidcock, going full gas, ran wide on the exit of the corner, appearing to make contact with Luca Schwarzbauer in the process, and the German came down, trailing down in the field after remounting to finish in 9th.
