Where can I buy Tom Pidcock's tyres? A video of the Briton's incredible descent

Tom Pidcock railing a corner on the Galibier
(Image credit: Getty Images)

Genuine question: where can I buy Tom Pidcock's tyres? On stage 12 of the Tour de France, with the breakaway a few minutes up the road and seemingly established, Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) attacked soon after the peloton crested the top of the Col du Galibier. On the 17km descent that followed, the 22-year-old Briton gave the Tour de France - and in turn, its millions of viewers - a lesson in bike handling. He also gave his tyre sponsor a marketing story to tell for years to come. 

Tom Pidcock appeared to defy the known limits of tyre grip as he flew down the descent, and within 4km, he had carved 35 seconds of an advantage over the peloton. Soon after, he shot around the outside of Matis Louvel (Arkea Samsic) and quickly caught Chris Froome, who had attacked some 5km before him. His ability to read the road, hit every apex and use every centimetre of the road to gain free seconds was labelled by many as mesmerising. 

<a href="https://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-grand-prix-5000-s-tr-road-tyre" data-link-merchant="wiggle.co.uk"">UK: Continental GP5000 S TR | £74.99 at Wiggle

Tan Sidewall | 700 x 25c

<a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=78475&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2Fdp%2FB09HS53FYS%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"">USA: Continental GP5000 S TR | $99.95 at Amazon

Black Sidewall | 700 x 25c, 28c, or 30c

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Josh Croxton
Tech Editor

As the Tech Editor here at Cyclingnews, Josh leads on content relating to all-things tech, including bikes, kit and components in order to cover product launches and curate our world-class buying guides, reviews and deals. Alongside this, his love for WorldTour racing and eagle eyes mean he's often breaking tech stories from the pro peloton too. 


On the bike, 32-year-old Josh has been riding and racing since his early teens. He started out racing cross country when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s and has never looked back. He's always training for the next big event and is keen to get his hands on the newest tech to help. He enjoys a good long ride on road or gravel, but he's most alive when he's elbow-to-elbow in a local criterium.