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Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) took an exceptional solo win at Strade Bianche after a series of attacks from 45km out, before a dramatic cat-and-mouse 20km solo effort against a chaser group containing second-place Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) and third-place Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo-Visma).
Pidcock’s gap slimmed down to a mere six seconds within the final 10km, before his now infamous descending skills helped him open up a gap of 30 seconds into the Piazzo del Campo, which he ascended ahead of a chase group containing Madouas, Benoot, Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) and Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma).
The Briton, the first to have won the stunning Tuscan Classic, attacked in pursuit of the day’s main three-man breakaway with around 45km remaining. He caught the breakaway containing Sven Erik Bystrøm (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), Alessandro De Marchi (Team Jayco Alula) and Iván Romeo (Movistar) within 5km, before riding clear and taking on the final 20km solo.
The chase group, initially also containing Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo), set off in a well-ordered pursuit before descending into internal…
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