‘I was on the wheel of a legend’ – Riley Amos makes history for USA with seventh in Olympic men’s cross-country mountain bike

Riley Amos (USA) may not have earned a medal at the men’s cross-country mountain bike event at the Paris Olympic Games, but his effort among legends of the sport became a legendary game-changer all the same for the 22-year-old. 

A seventh-place finish was the best-ever finish for a male US rider in the 28-year history of XCO in the Olympic Games. His compatriot Haley Batten secured the silver medal in the women’s cross-country race the previous day.