the first british swimmer to defend their olympic title. he won the 100 metres breaststroke once again and the world record holder really blew away the competition in a perfectly executed swim. peaty finished in a time of 57.37 seconds, six tenths clear of the field. speaking afterwards, he admitted he d gone through a tough time, but it had all been worth it. i haven t felt this good since 2016. 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
and the world record holder really blew away the competition in a perfectly executed swim, six tenths clear of the field. i haven t felt this good since 2016. 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 s the best all year round, it s the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. the third gold came from an unexpected source, tom pidcock winning the men s cross country mountain biking. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. 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
six tenths clear of the field. i haven t felt this good since 2016. 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 s the best all year round, it s the best on the day, best person on the day who is the most adaptable. the third gold came from an unexpected source, tom pidcock winning the men s cross country mountain biking. the ineos grenadiers riderfinished a clear 20 seconds ahead the rest of the field. 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!
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
who has been watching the action. we are calling it magic monday for team gb. let s go through some of those golds. let s start with adam peaty. it seemed to be a perfectly executed swim. yes it was, but don t forget the enormous amount of pressure on adam peaty. but boy, did he do it! despite all of the issues surrounding these games he felt he had the best preparation of his life. he also had morning finals, and don t like them. they like evening meetings. he said it was about how you adapted, about who was best on the day, he was the most adaptable. he won the first goal for great britain of these games. he has become the first british swimmer to