After having initially been gapped at the top of the Mortirolo climb, Pidcock did what he did best on the descent, going downhill like an absolute demon to get back into contention with the main GC favourites group. Reflecting on the descent afterwards though, the
Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team leader had a tinge of regret at having not pushed things even further.
“I went over the top just behind Egan Bernal and Adam Yates. I was with Michael Storer," explains the former Tour de France stage winner. "I dropped Storer – but I didn’t go that fast. I was a bit frustrated at the bottom; I wish I’d gone past everyone and stretched it out a bit more. But no, I just left it to them and you know, I'm not going anywhere on that sort of finish. It was basically 25k uphill.”
Overall though, Pidcock is retaining positivity. “I think it’s good, you know – I’m still in the game," analyses the British star. "I’m being pretty consistent. Haven’t quite got the level of the top guys, but… yeah, I can be happy,” Pidcock concludes.