The tough logistics and off-the-bike challenge that is the Tour took the best of the Briton, he says. In rising form, on both Puy de Dôme and Grand Colombier Pidcock put in terrific performances which saw him finish fourth and third out of the GC riders on the respective days. His climbing performances bring back the potential he showed as an under-23 rider, and he is testing himself in a bid for the GC, perhaps gauging if it's possible to aim at a Grand Tour victory in the future.
However yesterday he fell back from the peloton on the penultimate climb of the day, and unable to get back, he then shed multiple minutes all the way into the line in Morzine. “I was completely overcooked, cooked," Pidcock shares. "I decided to turn off my radio. It wasn't until I got to the bus that I heard that Carlos had won the stage. That makes the day a little better.” The
INEOS Grenadiers rider fell from 8th to 11th in the overall classification now over 14 minutes down on Tadej Pogacar, but his teammate and stage winner Carlos Rodríguez jumped into the podium.
