While he is a candidate for the world title in mountain biking this weekend in Les Gets, Tom Pidcock confided that he has the ambition to be a candidate for victory in the Tour de France at some point in his career on the road.
Tom Pidcock is an all-terrain racer. Crowned cyclo-cross world champion last winter, the Briton is one of the favorites for the world mountain bike title in Les Gets after his show of force at the European Championships in Munich. However, the rider from the Ineos Grenadiers team does not forget the road, he who won the Alpe d’Huez stage in the last Tour de France. A Great Loop which Tom Pidcock intends to make a goal in the future. ” There is a good chance that I will win the Tour de France during my careerhe confided in an interview with British radio BBC Radio 4. I believe I can do it and so far everything I thought I could do has come true. “After his success on the Tour, Tom Pidcock made no secret of being “ambitious” but still young. “I’m here to learn and I learned a lot,” he said at Alpe d’Huez. I think it is certain that I will have higher ambitions for this race in the future after such an experience. »
MTB Worlds are here and @tompidcock will be going for another world title on Sunday ?
Can he add to his cyclo-cross rainbow jersey? ???
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— INEOS Grenadiers (@INEOSGrenadiers) August 25, 2022
Pidcock: “There are two world championships left this year”
But, before that, the British rider intends to give himself every chance of achieving a goal that seems a bit crazy at first glance. In effect, Tom Pidcock dreams of winning all three rainbow jerseys in the same year. After cyclo-cross this winter, he will tackle mountain biking this weekend before aiming for the world title on the road in Wollongong on September 25th. ” In the world of cycling, time flies so fast because there is always something to dohe told the BBC. It was only after the Olympic Games that I took the time to settle down. There are two world championships left this year and I don’t intend to stop there. However, despite the impression of ease shown in Munich and the fact that he is undefeated in three mountain bike races this year, Tom Pidcock will have a lot to do in Les Gets to continue his harvest of world titles and do better than Pauline Ferrand-Prévôt in the women’s category, she who won the three titles but over two consecutive years.