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Tom Pidcock came from last to first to win short track gold at the Mountain Bike World Cup in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.<\/b><\/p>\n
Britain’s Olympic and world champion slipped out of his pedal in the first of six laps before being involved in a minor collision as he attempted to make up ground.<\/p>\n
But the 24-year-old was able to recover and steadily made his way up the field, forcing his way into the lead on the penultimate lap.<\/p>\n
He finished two seconds ahead of Germany’s Julian Schelb, with fellow Briton Charlie Aldridge placing 10th.<\/p>\n
“I didn’t make it easy, that’s for sure,” Pidcock told Eurosport. “At the start I unclipped then I was at the back, and I was actually getting dropped on that first climb, they were going so fast.<\/p>\n
“I was just riding it full, just to pick off riders every time on the climb and it was just my tactic, just ride full gas.”<\/p>\n
Pidcock will compete again on Sunday in the cross-country Olympic discipline, his win on Saturday securing him a front-row start.<\/p>\n
This World Cup round marks Pidcock’s final weekend of mountain biking before he heads to the Tour de France with Ineos Grenadiers.<\/p>\n
Pidcock took his first stage win on the Alpe d\u2019Huez on his Tour debut in 2022.<\/p>\n
He will then defend his Olympic mountain bike title at the Paris Games, which start on 26 July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n