Tom Pidcock is a rider of several different disciplines, and in cycling his specialty are the classics. He may aim high at the Tour de France next year, having been part of the presentation, and having a suiting route to his abilities.
Talking to Sporza after the route presentation in Paris, Pidcock commented: “It already starts hard, you can't get in quietly. In the first day there can already be differences in the general classification. That also means that there will be fewer crashes, if the classification has already been partly made in the first two days.”
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The first two stages will have finales in Bilbao and San Sebastián respectively, and both will highly favour the puncheurs and explosive riders such as Pidcock. The possibility of taking on the yellow jersey. "That would be cool. When I was twelve years old, I was riding around in a yellow jersey somewhere in Great Britain," he said.
"My dream is to win the Tour de France someday, but maybe not next year. If you look at [Jonas] Vingegaard or Tadej [Pogacar], I don't see myself beating them yet. Maybe one day [race], but in three weeks it will be a different story," Pidcock continued. His Tour de France debut this summer was a success with a stage win at Alpe d'Huez, but the Briton was far from the level of the main GC riders in the mountains.
"I'm also not sure if I'll ride the Cyclo-cross World Championships," Pidcock said. “When you cross every year in the winter, it's tough. I'm definitely going to cross, but I don't know how much yet," Pidcock revealed. "I want to have a good preparation for the road season. Next week I will know my cyclocross calendar.”
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