Tom Pidcock could skip the 2024 cobbled Classics to take on Evenepoel and Pogacar in the Ardennes

2023 Strade Bianche - Tuscany, Italy - Tom Pidcock, Ineos Grenadiers, on his way to victory.
Tom Pidcock on the attack at Strade Bianche (Image credit: Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock will take a different approach to his road season in 2024, with the cobbled Classics taking a backseat as he switches full focus to the Ardennes Classic before mountain bike racing, the Tour de France and then the mountain bike race and perhaps even the road race at Paris Olympics. 

Ineos Grenadiers unveiled his reduced cyclocross calendar yesterday with only 10 races on the schedule. His road calendar is also set to change for the coming season after three years of combining the Flemish cobbled races with the hilly Ardennes Classics. 

James Moultrie
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James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.