Tom Pidcock doubles up at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships with U23 win

Great Britain's Tom Pidcock takes bronze in the under-23 men's road race at the 2019 World Championships in Yorkshire
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Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) claimed his second world title in just a matter of days at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships, winning the U23 men’s cross country race with a convincing performance. The future Ineos Grenadiers rider won the E-MTB race earlier at the Championships in Austria.

Pidcock won the race 1:52 ahead of Christopher Blevins (United States), with Joel Roth (Switzerland) completing the podium.

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