Tom Pidcock Archives

Van der Poel Dominates (Again) Cyclo-Cross World Cup Race at Gavere

December 27, 2023 at 2:05 pm4 min reading

If anything the last few cyclocross races have proven is that, yes, the so-called Big Three – Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock – really are superior to the other riders in the sport, but also that, currently at least, there…

Cyclo-Cross Victories for van der Poel and Pidcock Over the Weekend

December 18, 2023 at 7:31 am5 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

To no one’s surprise, Mathieu van der Poel turned his first cyclo-cross race of the 2023-24 season into a cakewalk. Starting in the first row of Saturday’s X20 Trofee Herentals, he was the quickest off the line and never had to look at the back…

Cyclo-cross Season Erupts in Controversy and Doubts

November 16, 2023 at 8:20 am4 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

The current cyclo-cross season has barely begun and already the discipline is awash in controversy. The crisis was sparked by an interview given by UCI president David Lappartient to the French cycling magazine DirectVelo. Stung by the large number of top riders skipping World Cup…

Ups and Downs at the UCI Cycling World Championships

August 14, 2023 at 9:38 am4 min reading

Road cycling

I think it’s fair to say that Mathieu van der Poel came out of the UCI World Championships with mixed feelings. There was the brilliant success in the Elite Men’s Road Race on August 2 in which he overcame a late crash to take an…

Off-Road Cyclists Bring Panache and New Skills to WorldTour Roads

August 11, 2023 at 2:17 pm3 min reading

Outdoor/Mountain

There was an exceptional moment in Mathieu van der Poel’s superb ride to victory in this year’s UCI World Championship Road Race: he crashed. He was riding on his own, well ahead of his pursuers, Wout van Aert, Tadej Pogačar and Mads Pedersen, when he lost…

Tour de France: Unchained Plunges You into the Wild Heart of the Tour de France

June 16, 2023 at 7:55 am4 min reading

Road cycling

I know what I want from an eight-part documentary series about the 2022 Tour de France: to see and hear and learn what I couldn’t see and hear and learn about the riders, teams and the race itself when I watched it on TV. I…

Ineos Grenadiers: Down But Not Out

May 12, 2023 at 2:30 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Ineos Grenadiers is a team in wait mode. They are waiting for a rider who will help them return to the days when they bossed the peloton and won almost everything they wanted to win, which was not long ago.

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Evenepoel Dominates Liège-Bastogne-Liège After Pogačar Crashes Out

April 24, 2023 at 1:13 pm

Road cycling

Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick Step) won the oldest and season’s last of the five Spring Monuments, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, on Sunday after race favourite Tadej Pogačar crashed and was forced to abandon the race.

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Pogačar and His Superb Solo at the Amstel Gold Race

April 17, 2023 at 11:32 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar continued his dominant spring season on Sunday by winning the one-day Amstel Gold Race after another long-distance solo ride. Riding in a breakaway group with Tom Pidcock (Ineos-Grenadiers) and Ben Healy (EF Edication-EasyPost), he accelerated on the Keutenberg climb (1.2 km at an…

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Pogačar on Winning Amstel Gold Race: ‘It was really tight, and really nervous at one moment’

April 17, 2023 at 9:53 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Tadej Pogačar, a cyclist who seems to defy description, has once again proven his mettle with a powerful solo victory at the Amstel Gold Race. After leaving Tom Pidcock and Ben Healy behind on the Keutenberg with 29 km left, he secured his win in…