‘Getting sick was not part of the plan’ – Tom Pidcock targets second Olympic gold after COVID-19 wrecked Tour de France

Tom Pidcock was positive for COVID-19 for six days after he left the Tour de France before stage 14 but the Briton believes he has recovered in time to target a second consecutive gold medal in the mountain bike event in Paris on Monday.

Pidcock will ride the mountain bike event in Elancourt to the southwest of Paris on Monday, July 29 and then lead Great Britain’s men’s squad in the Olympic Games road race on Saturday, August 3. The women’s mountain bike event is on Sunday, July 28.