Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) produced a measured and battling performance after getting dropped on the Alto de l’Angliru to maintain his podium position at the Vuelta a España on stage 13.
When he was distanced 5.9km from the top of the steep Asturian icon by most of the remaining GC group, it looked as though his GC bid could be going up in smoke. He admitted that the undying pace set by eventual winner João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was simply too high.
“At the start, I was OK, but I knew I couldn’t continue that pace all the way to the top. I think everyone slowed down, so I only lost like one minute, 20 seconds. I just tried to do my own pace, but then you can’t really – It’s like fighting the whole way up and not really getting your rhythm.”
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