Tom Pidcock could ride Tour de France as Ineos shuffle Grand Tour plans

BURGOS SPAIN AUGUST 15 Thomas Pidcock of United Kingdom and Team INEOS Grenadiers crosses the finishing line during the 76th Tour of Spain 2021 Stage 2 a 1667km stage from Caleruega Monasterio de Santo Domingo de Guzmn to Burgos Gamonal lavuelta LaVuelta21 CapitalMundialdelCiclismo on August 15 2021 in Burgos Spain Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Tom Pidcock could make his Tour de France debut this year (Image credit: Stuart FranklinGetty Images)

Tom Pidcock could make his Tour de France debut in July as Ineos Grenadiers look to shuffle their Grand Tour rosters after Egan Bernal’s terrible training crash.

Ineos Grenadiers team manager Rod Ellingworth confirmed to Cyclingnews that the British team have opted to follow their original plan of Richard Carapaz targeting the mountainous Giro d’Italia. 

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.