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Mountain bikers win gold in Paris riding with Minnesota-made bike spokes

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MPR News is following dozens of Minnesota athletes who are competing in the Paris Olympics for Team USA and other countries. But there are stories of Minnesotans contributing to the games in other ways.


In this week's mountain biking finals, French cyclist Pauline Ferrand Prévot won her first gold medal with an extraordinary lead of nearly 3 minutes. British cyclist Tom Pidcock got a flat tire halfway through the race and came back to win gold. South African Alan Hatherly won bronze. These were three of the six Olympic riders using bicycle spokes by Hopkins-based company Berd Spokes, which was founded by three engineers and University of Minnesota graduates. Co-founder Charlie Spanjers spoke with MPR News producer Alanna Elder from Paris, where he watched the events.

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MPR News is following dozens of Minnesota athletes who are competing in the Paris Olympics for Team USA and other countries. But there are stories of Minnesotans contributing to the games in other ways.


In this week's mountain biking finals, French cyclist Pauline Ferrand Prévot won her first gold medal with an extraordinary lead of nearly 3 minutes. British cyclist Tom Pidcock got a flat tire halfway through the race and came back to win gold. South African Alan Hatherly won bronze. These were three of the six Olympic riders using bicycle spokes by Hopkins-based company Berd Spokes, which was founded by three engineers and University of Minnesota graduates. Co-founder Charlie Spanjers spoke with MPR News producer Alanna Elder from Paris, where he watched the events.

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