Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock (Q36.5)has won world titles, Olympic Gold Medals, and a stage of the Tour de France up the iconic Alpe d’Huez, but he’s never finished higher than 13th overall in a Grand Tour. So why does a top 10 in one of cycling’s prestigious three-week tests, on this occasion the Vuelta a España, continue to be a goal?
According to his coach, Kurt Bogaerts, it’s partly down to maintaining maximum motivation – both for the rider and those around him at Q36.5 – but also because of his previous successes, the need to challenge himself and become one of the top road riders in the world is something Pidcock desires.
“It’s something that Tom didn’t accelerate in, and he likes to challenge himself – he’s won one-day races, he’s won a stage in a grand tour, and what’s more than this is trying to perform in the GC.
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