After a fierce battle against Corbin Strong (Israel first-tech) on theArctic Race of Norwaywhere he took second place in the general classification, the Briton Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) will advance to its second big round of the season, the Tour of Spain. For his first participation in Italian Tour Last May, the 26 -year -old runner finished without a stage victory and a 16th place anecdotal in the final classification. The native of Leeds participated only once in the Spanish event, it was in 2021. In an interview with Dutch media, De Telegraaf, Pidcock evokes his ambitions for the last big tour of the season.
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“Winning a three -week race is the most difficult thing in the world for me …”
“I think I can target a place in the top 10 in the next round of Spain”begins the training runner Q36.5. “I still have to improve myself a lot in the time trial. Then being on the podium would be great, but I think that being able to win a three-week race is the most difficult thing in the world for me. I know what it is to win a classic, but a big tour … it's a whole different story”he explains. “I want to focus more on the road and we are still building the team”continues the Briton.
“For me, it is therefore much more logical to participate in the Tour of Spain than in the Mountain Mountain Mountain Championships (scheduled from September 1 to 14 in Switzerland, note). It is a shame that I do not have it, because I would have liked to be there and maybe fight with Mathieu Van der Poel, but I want to think more about the road”concludes Tom Pidcockin an interview with the media De Telegraaf.
