won the cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions, the 21 year old domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the 21 year old from leeds finished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field to take great britain s third gold medal. it comes two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. he says he never expected this. it hasn t been a dream that long but i have worked so hard for it and it has been the end of the path for such a long time. yeah, i can t imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event because it was bloody stressful enough with less than a year! it is unbelievable, really. great britain s alex yee won silver in a difficult men s triathlon as kristian blummenfelt of norway claimed gold.
itjust means the world to me. i didn t have the. i thought i had the best preparation of my life but then the morning finals, it goes out the window. that s really what it takes to be an athlete, not who is the best all year round, it s the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. and the third gold medal came from an unexpected source team gb s tom pidcock in the men s cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions, the 21 year old from leeds domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead of the rest of the field. and the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. it hasn t been a dream that long, but i have worked so hard for it, and it has been the end of the path for such a long time. yeah, i can t imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event, because it was
is even more exciting. and the third gold medal came from an unexpected source. but what a stunning win it was team gb s tom pidcock in the men s cross country mountain biking. in hot and humid conditions, the 21 year old from leeds domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. and the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. team gb have added another silver to their total 22 year old lauren williams winning it in the under 67 kilo catergory of the women s taekwondo. she was beaten in the final though by croatia s matea jelic another dramatic taekwondo final at these tokyo games. williams was leading going into the last few moments of the final round. but had the gold snatched from her in the final few seconds. the first medal of day three came in the men s triathlon with great britain s alex yee taking the silver in swelterin
dominated, leading the race from halfway onwards. he finished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field, with a number of road cycling teams now reportedly interested in his future. i don t blame them. and the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. it hasn t been a dream that long but i have worked so hard for it and it has been the end of the path for such a long time. yeah, i can t imagine how it would feel to build up four years for this event because it was bloody stressful enough with less than a year! it is unbelievable, really. in the last hour, team gb have added another silver to their tally. 22 year old lauren williams winning it in the under 67 kilo category
the 21 year old from leeds domminated, leading the race from halfway onwards. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. and the win today came just two months after pidcock broke his collarbone in a collision with a car while out training. team gb have added another silver to their total. 22 year old lauren williams winning it in the under 67 kilo catergory of the women s taekwondo. she was beaten in the final though by croatia s matea jelic, another dramatic taekwondo final at these tokyo games. williams was leading going into the last few moments of the final round, but had the gold snatched from her in the final few seconds. the first medal of day three came in the men s triathlon with great britain s alex yee taking the silver in sweltering conditions, as norway s kristian blummenfelt claimed gold. britain s jonny brownlee came fifth. there was an upset in the women s 400 metres freestyle final with australia s ariarne titmus. beating the de