Kiwi mountainbiker received death threats after winning Commonwealth Games goldGETTY IMAGES Mountainbiker Sam Gaze caused a storm of controversy when he criticised Kiwi team-mate Anton Cooper after the men's elite XC race at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. New Zealand mountainbiker Sam Gaze says he received death threats in the wake of his controversial gold medal victory at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year. In a recent interview published by NZ Mountain Biker magazine, Gaze said if he had his time again he would have "completely change my post-race interview". READ MORE:* Gaze apologises over last lap lashing* Gaze gold tarnished by Cooper lashing* Comment: Emotion got the better of Gaze* Gaze fined for 'flipping the bird'"Or I would have made the right decision and given myself 20 minutes to cool off before being interviewed by media," Gaze told NZ Mountain Biker. But of course, it has been hard; it is never nice to have death threats sent to you," he told NZ Mountain Biker.

Source: Stuff August 30, 2018 00:56 UTC