Olympics-Cycling-Britain's Pidcock trained in heated tent for Tokyo conditions

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Mountain Bike Training - Izu MTB Course, Shizuoka, Japan - July 23, 2021. Tom Pidcock of Britain during training. REUTERS/Matthew Childs

TOKYO (Reuters) - Britain's Tom Pidcock has left nothing to chance for Monday's Olympic mountain bike race, training in a heated tent at home to prepare for Tokyo's soaring temperatures.

The 21-year-old, a road rider with Ineos Grenadiers but returning to his cyclo-cross roots for a shot at gold, is one of the favourites along with reigning champion Nino Schurter and Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel.