"To be honest, it’s been difficult" - Tom Pidcock opens up on his underwhelming 2025 Giro d'Italia so far

Time trialling has never been the main forte of Tom Pidcock over the course of his career. On stage 10 of the 2025 Giro d'Italia, the Brit again was not among the quickest of the day, but Pidcock insists he remains laser focused on delivering a successful Giro for the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team.

"Yeah, it was a long way to the climb. I started pretty hard — I was feeling good — but on that long straight it catches up with you pretty fast," Pidcock reflected on his time trial honestly in a post-stage interview with Eurosport at the finish line in Pisa. "Then I came out of the tunnel and it started raining. I didn’t really know how grippy the roads were. But yeah, it was a nice hit out."

The final stage of the first week, the 'mini Strade Bianche' stage 9 had been widely highlighted as a perfect day for Pidcock to get a Giro d'Italia stage win. That's not quite how things turned out though, capping off a relatively underwhelming start to the Grand Tour for the Brit. "To be honest, it’s been difficult. That first uphill finish was good for me, but I had a really bad day after — probably the worst this year," he recalls. "Then on the Strade stage I was stood at the side of the road four times. So, yeah, it hasn’t exactly gone well. But I think it’s better that I keep focused every day. If I’m not racing, I just kind of lose interest, you know. So it’s a better way of doing it, I think."

Nevertheless, Pidcock isn't getting too down about things. "It would be more fun if it was going a bit better! But honestly, I could’ve been super disappointed on the Strade stage — I felt super good," he concluded. "Still, I enjoyed it. And if I start complaining, then along with the GC guys who probably don’t like it, we won’t have those stages anymore. And they’re the most fun stages."