Tom Pidcock eschews cobbled Classics en route to Tour de France, Paris Olympics

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at cyclocross World Cup Benidorm
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at cyclocross World Cup Benidorm (Image credit: Getty Images)

Tom Pidcock closed out his cyclocross season at the Benidorm World Cup on Sunday and his road season now set to begin at the Volta ao Algarve, after racing at the Shimano Supercup Massi MTB event in La Nucía on February 11.

The Briton's season will be largely formed around the Ardennes Classics, Tour de France and defending his Olympic Games mountain bike cross-country title in Paris. Pidcock will have just over a week to prepare between the latter two events but believes he can be ready in time.

James Moultrie
News Writer

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.