VIDEO: Controversial last gasp attack up the inside sees Tom Pidcock claim second Olympic mountain bike gold to chorus of boos from French crowd

Tom Pidcock has taken a second successive Olympic gold medal in the mountain bike but boy did he have to work for this one.

Having led early on, the Brit was victim of a puncture and slow tyre change, leaving him way down the pack and around 40 seconds behind the front of the race. The lead of the race was being held by Frenchman Victor Koretzky, much to the delight of the Paris crowd in attendance.

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Slowly but surely working his way back up through the pack, picking off rider after rider, Pidcock entered the final lap locked with Koretzky and South Africa's Alan Hatherly. On the early part of the final lap, the was a momentary lull as the trio each were waiting for the next big move to come. Pidcock was the first who made a testing attack but couldn't snap the elastic to Koretzky. When Koretzky countered however, powered on by the support of the home crowd, the Frenchman powered ahead, gapping Pidcock. The momentum continued to swing though as Pidcock reclaimed the lead on the descent, only for Koretzky to move back in front himself again. Through the woods, Pidcock came up the inside and the duo came into contact, almost bringing both the ground. It was the Brit who came out of the incident the better though sealing the win.

It's fair to say, the last gasp attack up the inside was not well received by the Paris crowd as Pidcock crossed the finish line to a chorus of boos. See the incident for yourself in the video down below!

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