Plastic spokes and wavy rims: The clever wheel tech that powered Tom Pidcock and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to Olympic glory

Tom Pidcock fought to victory in the Olympic men’s XC MTB title yesterday, following in the footsteps of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot who demolished the women’s race in a classy display the previous day. 

Away from international duty, both Pidcock and Ferrand-Prévot ride for the Ineos Grenadiers professional team and as a result were both using Pinarello mountain bikes, but with some differing equipment choices. Ferrand-Prévot chose to use a hardtail machine with only a front suspension fork, while Pidcock went for a full suspension model.