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The Europeans fared well at the grand finale in London. The competition was marked by a series of real surprises gave the overall standings a real shake-up. But it was the local mountainbikers who really stole the show on their home turf. Top of the British bunch was Sam Pilgrim from Colchester who landed the best result of this career and ascended the first-place spot on the podium.