Ferrand-Prévot takes win at French Cup in Guerét, Pidcock DNFs in men's event

Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) racing his mountain bike.
Thomas Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) racing his mountain bike. (Image credit: Rob Jones)

It was a mixed bag for the Ineos Grenadiers at the Guéret round of the French Cup mountain bike series. Pauline Ferrand-Prévot rode to victory in the women's cross-country race but Tom Pidcock withdrew from the men's cross-country race with a mechanical.

This weekend marked Ferrand-Prévot's first appearance in a mountain bike race for the Ineos Grenadiers after she signed on as the first female rider for the squad over the offseason. She did not disappoint in her inaugural cross-country race in Ineos kit, storming to a convincing victory.

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