I wouldn't say an era has ended, because it could easily have been quite different... If you look across all the British sports, it's tougher to win gold medals now than it has ever been. The difference between first and fourth is smaller than it's ever been.
There were extenuating circumstances. Katie Archibald's devastating injury suffered in June ripped up plans for the women's endurance squad... Tom Pidcock's mountain bike gold was an early success, but ultimately one of only two cycling golds.
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