Tom Pidcock will defend next week Pal ArinsalAndorra, his cross-country world champion title at the World Championships MTB which is disputed in the Pyrenean country. After becoming a double Olympic champion with his gold XCO in Paris 2024, the wonderful British cyclist from 25 years will reappear in the Andorran mountains to be one of the main attractions of the event, which will be held between August 26 and September 1.
Last year, at the world championship held in Glasgow, Scotland, Pidcock became the first Briton to win the cross-country event in the elite category. Now he will try to revalidate his crown after an intense Olympic program that also saw him compete in the road race, where he suffered, logically, from the great effort for gold in MTB.
Midway through the Olympic event, the cyclist was worried about his future when rumors surfaced of a possible withdrawal from Ineos Grenadiershis current team. So far, the team has not specified what the test schedule will be for the Briton between now and the end of the season.
The UCI MTB World Championships in Andorra will host five types of circuit: cross-country, short-track, relay, E-MTB and downhill. At the XCO test in Glasgow, Pidcock came first Sam Gaze and Nino Schurterwho accompanied him to the podium. A collapse of Mathieu Van der Poel At the beginning of the trial he marked its future. David ValeroSpain’s main asset, will repeat participation after finishing 24th last year.
Source: La Verdad
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