Pidcock claims UCI MTB world bronze as Hatherly wins

Britain's Tom Pidcock was incapable to clasp his UCI MTB World Championships cross-country title, taking bronze arsenic South Africa's Alan Hatherly claimed golden successful Andorra.

Hatherly, 28, who was 3rd down Olympic champion Pidcock and Victor Koretzky successful Paris, led from nan 4th thigh and held disconnected nan Frenchman to triumph by 22 seconds.

Pidcock came location 17 seconds later to complete nan podium.

The World Championships programme was altered connected nan last time of title pinch a dense thunderstorm forecast connected Sunday afternoon.

All races were shortened and brought guardant pinch nan men racing six laps of a hilly, high-altitude course, alternatively than nan planned seven, and nan women 5 alternatively than six.

The Netherlands' Puck Pieterse claimed a deserved rainbow jersey successful nan elite women's race, pinch compatriot Anne Terpstra second, 59 seconds back.

Italy's Martina Berta rounded disconnected nan podium pinch British rider Evie Richards successful sixth, almost 2 minutes backmost aft struggling to regain her position pursuing an early crash.

French seasoned and Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot vanished 14th successful nan last upland motorcycle title of her career.