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For me, the revelation of the recent Milan\u2013San Remo wasn\u2019t Tadej Poga\u010dar\u2019s superb crash-to-triumph performance; it would have been a surprise if he had let a more or less benign accident deprive him of the victory he has long desired. It was, of course, Tom Pidcock\u2019s ability to stay with the maestro\u2019s repeated accelerations, on the climbs and on the flat, and then to come within half a wheel of beating him.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In the realm of the superstars<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I think Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.6 Pro Cycling) should have won. He lost because he mistimed his attack in the final 100 metres; if he\u2019d attacked 10 meters earlier, he probably would have won. He was gaining on the world champion with every pedal stroke, but the finish line just came a bit too soon. After expressing his disappointment right after Saturday\u2019s race (\u201cIt hurts when you come so close. If Tadej had gone solo and I\u2019d finished second on my own, I\u2019d probably be sitting here happy. But this was 4 centimeters, and that hurts a lot.\u201d), he came to the Volta a Catalunya on Monday with a more upbeat perspective.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel much better about it now,\u201d Pidcock told CyclingProNet<\/em> before the start of stage 1. \u201cI think, actually, winning by such close margins, [but] also losing by such close margins, is what makes the times when you win better. I think also if I’d won, it would have been like\u2026 It’s a bit of a fluke. But now, I\u2019ve proved I’m strong enough to challenge for the win. So hopefully, in the future, if I can win, it’s more deserved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pidcock looked strong on the Catalunya\u2019s first stage, going for the win with a long sprint attempt on the uphill finish (500 m @5%). But he was overtaken 200 metres from the line by Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe) and the eventual winner, Dorian Godon (INEOS Grenadiers). \u201cEveryone said San Remo is not so hard,\u201d he said<\/a> afterwards. \u201cBut actually my legs felt pretty heavy today at the start of the race, and then I felt pretty good here in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is rarified air that Pidcock is breathing now, usually the realm of Poga\u010dar (UAE Team Emirates\u2013XRG), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin\u2013Premier Tech), and Evenepoel in the classics. Now he has to prove that it wasn\u2019t a \u201cfluke,\u201d that he belongs in this company. Fortunately, he\u2019ll have plenty of chances to do that this spring in the Amstel Gold Race, La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne, and especially Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge. In one or more of these races, he\u2019ll be facing Poga\u010dar, Evenepoel, Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM), Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), and Poga\u010dar\u2019s super-talented lieutenant, Isaac del Toro. Then, in July, he will tackle the Tour de France.<\/p>\n

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Pidcock at the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Can Pidcock win the Tour?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The question then will be if Pidcock\u2019s near-success in the one-day Milano\u2013San Remo (or any other Classics success he picks up) translates into a strong performance in the Tour. In other words, having (nearly) matched Poga\u010dar in a one-day race, can he keep that up for three weeks? He did finish third in last year\u2019s Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, behind Jonas Vingegaard<\/a> and Jo\u00e3o Almeida, but the Tour is a different beast and Poga\u010dar seems to own it. In addition, this year\u2019s version of Vingegaard appears to be an improvement on the rider who won the Vuelta last year, while still carrying some residual effects of that terrible crash in the 2024 Itzulia Basque Country. He has declared that he is finally over that crash, and his performance in Paris-Nice seemed to confirm that.<\/p>\n

This means that Pidcock will be riding against the riders who have won the last six Tours and are at their best. Pinarello Q36.5 have upgraded its materials, now using bikes produced by its new name sponsor, and strengthened the support squad, having added Eddy Dunbar, Fred Wright,\u00a0Chris Harper,\u00a0Thomas Gloag,\u00a0and Sam Bennett during the past year\u2019s transfer season, so he will have every chance to prove that he belongs with the best.<\/p>\n

While he has not set specific goals for the Tour, Pidcock said earlier this year, on the team\u2019s website<\/a>, \u201cI think it\u2019s a massive opportunity. I\u2019ve had ups and downs in the Tour de France the last years, so it\u2019s nice now, with this new team, to earn our own place there. It\u2019s the biggest stage we have to race on. With that comes so much baggage, but I think, in this team, they help me carry it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that his biggest objective at the Tour \u201cis to go there, enjoy the suffering, enjoy the intensity of the race, the media, the racing\u2026 I think if we can enjoy it and enjoy the suffering as a team, then the results will come from that.\u00a0I think we\u2019re a team that\u2019s growing, so to have the opportunity to go and race the Tour is just one step along the way. Of course, where we want to go is to be at the Tour de France every year, racing every year for wins.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWins\u201d sounds like the goal is to win stages, rather than the GC, though it\u2019s probably a mistake to expect to find long-term strategy revelations in team statements. This will be his team\u2019s first Tour, having finally been granted a wild-card invitation, so a stage win or two and a top 5 in the GC would probably be considered a success. Pidcock\u2019s performance in the Volta a Catalunya, with its three big climbing stages, should provide some clues to his climbing ability this year.<\/p>\n

Pidcock\u2019s personal experience in the Tour with his previous team, INEOS Grenadiers, was one of frustration. He did win the Alpe d\u2019Huez stage in 2022 with \u00a0a stunning solo descent and climb, and he finished 13th in the GC in 2023. Other than that, the experience was a depressing mix of unclear communications and underachievement. But the 26-year-old Briton is a different rider now. He proved that last Saturday. But just how different is he?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably unfair to expect him to win the Tour this year and perhaps also in 2027. But given the trajectory of his improvement, and assuming that he still has untapped potential in his tank, 2028 just could be the year when he sets the yellow jersey as his goal. Of course, by then, the number of serious contenders for the jersey will have grown with the additions of Seixas and del Toro. Well, nobody said it would be easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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