Tom Pidcock: The goal is to be the best I can be at the Tour of Flanders

A serious looking Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) on the podium after winning Strade Bianche
Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) on the podium after winning Strade Bianche (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ineos Grenadiers had already cleared Tom Pidcock to resume racing at the end of last week after he recovered from a concussion, but the Briton saw no reason to change his preordained build-up to the Tour of Flanders. He was content to watch (most of) Gent-Wevelgem from the comfort of his couch last weekend before returning to peloton for Dwars door Vlaanderen.

"I turned it off with 30k to go," Pidcock told reporters in Roselare on Wednesday morning. Maybe he had seen enough. "It's been good to watch as a fan, but it's exciting to get back into racing now."

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.