Tom Pidcock became only the second rider in the history of the Olympic games to win back-to-back XCO mountain bike titles. Pidcock matched Julien Absalon's unique double that the French rider had achieved back in 2004 and 2008. Pidcock had to work hard to defend his title, overcoming an early puncture and fighting back to take the gold medal in a nail-biting thriller at the Elancourt Hill XCO track.
I had an exclusive chat with Cal Wyllie – Pidcock's Team GB MTB Race Mechanic in Paris. Wyllie talked me over some of the details of the Pinarello Dogma XC. That also included giving me insight into the work and behind-the-scenes tweaks and performance-enhancing adjustments that helped make Pidcock the very best he could be on race day.
