Great Britain’s Conor Bentley struggled to keep up with the heat during his medal-winning 10km race in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Saturday afternoon, as the heat increased and his rivals dwindled towards the end. I fell into a similar pace.
The 2022 U23 World Champion put together the best race of his career, separating Giannis Seguin and Jonas Schomburg for second and third place in the final four laps to reach his first World Cup podium.
Here are the results, and a detailed report will come later…