Puck Pieterse sprints to Mountain Bike XCC World Series victory as Tom Pidcock is denied by Mathis Azzaro at Nové Město Na Moravě

Puck Pieterse won the Mountain Bike XCC World Series event at Nové Město Na Moravě with a sprint finish victory. In the men's race, Tom Pidcock was denied a win by Mathis Azzaro, with Pidcock having to chase from the back of the field after time away from mountain biking. Pidcock acknowledged the difficulty of returning to mountain bike racing after an extended absence.