Commonwealth Games: England's Annie Last wins mountain bike cross-country
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England won their first ever Commonwealth Games medals in women's mountain biking as favourite Annie Last took gold ahead of team-mate Evie Richards on the Gold Coast.
Last, 27, overtook Richards before the 9km mark in the 27km race, going on to win by 48 seconds.
Richards, 21, finished second with a time of one hour 18 minutes 50 seconds.
Canada's Haley Smith won bronze ahead of team-mate Emily Batty, with Scotland's Isla Short in fifth.
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"It was absolutely amazing," said Last.
"If you get it right, it's smooth sailing and easy, but the thing is about mountain biking, if you make a tiny mistake, it can ruin everything.
"I'm really happy with the race. During it you never know how you're feeling and how it will play out in the end, but I just put absolutely everything into the race and focused on my own performance."
Last won silver at the 2017 World Championships - the first medal for a British female at the global event - and also won gold at the World Cup round in Lenzerheide the same year.
Last and Richards pulled clear of the field on the first lap, Richards leading by a wheel before Last made her move and eased to victory in 1:18:02.
