‘It was part of racing’ – Victor Koretzky gracious in Olympic mountain bike defeat after last-lap clash with Tom Pidcock

The French crowd booed Tom Pidcock loudly as he won the men’s Olympic mountain bike race after he had bumped shoulders and passed their idol Victor Koretzky during the final lap, yet the Frenchman was gracious in defeat and a true Olympian.  

Post-race and during the medal ceremony, Pidcock and Koretzky crossed paths several times but never reached out to congratulate each other as the tension of the race continued.