SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France — Bozeman cycling BMX racer Cameron Wood finished his 2024 Olympic journey Friday at the BMX Stadium.
In front of a raucous crowd thrilled to see three French riders in the final in an event France had never won a medal in before, Wood found himself on the start line sandwiched between the trio of Frenchmen on the start line in the third starting position.
The three French riders blasted out to a strong start to get a clean shot at the first turn where Wood went high and avoided Australian Izaac Kennedy who crashed. But after that, it was tough to catch the leaders and Wood finished fifth in 32.446 seconds.
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Joris Daudet won the gold medal in 31.422, Sylvain Andre won silver in 31.706 and Romain Mahieu won bronze in 32.022 as the three French riders secured the medal sweep of the podium on their home track in front of an ecstatic crowd.
