A result that bodes well for mountain-biker Anton Cooper ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
A result that bodes well for mountain-biker Anton Cooper ahead of next year's Paris Olympics
25 September 2023
The Kiwi rider has finished runner-up in the official cross-country test event on the outskirts of the French capital.
Cooper was pipped in a sprint finish by French star Victor Koretzky with 10-time world champion Nino Schurter third.
Short-track world champ and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sam Gaze made his return from illness in the race and finished 27th.
New Zealand's under-23 world champion Sammie Maxwell was 17th in the women's race.
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