Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Finally Wins Olympic Mountain Bike Gold for France

Pauline Ferrand Prevot of France celebrates winning the women's mountain bike cycling event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Elancourt, France, on July 28, 2024. George Walker IV/AP Photo

ELANCOURT, France—French mountain biker Pauline Ferrand-Prevot on Sunday finally won the Olympic gold medal that had always eluded her.

She pulled away early and they never saw her again, finishing 2 minutes, 57 seconds ahead of everyone else.