Whyte rues start after BMX World Cup bronze in Glasgow

Kye Whyte said he has plenty of room for improvement after after recovering from a nightmare start to claim bronze on the first day of the BMX World Cup in Glasgow. The Tokyo 2020 silver medallist had looked in supreme form in qualifying for the final, winning his first three heats before finishing second in the semi-final to progress with ease. Ad/> But the 22-year-old from Peckham dropped back to last place in the final after hitting the start gate, before launching a remarkable recovery ride to complete the podium Giro d'Italia'It would take a disaster for him to lose' — McEwen on imminent Hindley Giro triumph2 HOURS AGO Arboleda Ospina and France's Sylvain Andre took first and second, respectively, leaving Whyte with mixed feelings about his return to action.

«I'm happy with it. I've had a long rest after the Olympics, probably say about two months of training going into this race, and a podium is good,» he said. «I did want to win in front of a home crowd but we still have tomorrow.

»On the gate I felt like I was too ready to race and I hit the gate. I fought my way back to third which is better than I expected to be honest but tomorrow is going to be a better day. «The home crowd is brilliant, it's always good to have a home crowd and a home circuit, they pump you up and give you energy and hopefully I do something good tomorrow.

»The level has changed so much. It used to be everyone was faster, straighter and then you'd catch them around the track but now everyone is at the same speed and good around the track. «To catch people around here it's going to be difficult.