Tom 'Pidders' Pidcock

[Gwbert]

Very unexpected I have to say, are they still doing the Joux Plane descent?

Unfortunately he will most like be behind the main two at that point but if Ineos have one or two up the road a bridge over on the Ramaz descent would be a possibility.

He absolutely has to send it on at least one descent.

 

[Trofonios]

Brilliant ride by Pidcock. He seems to be progressing, way better on Puy de Dome than on Marie Blanque.

Next step I want to see is him being top 5 among GC riders on a really hard mountain stage late in the race. It is here I still have some question marks. But again, he seems to be getting stronger and stronger.

Go Tom!

 

[movingtarget]

Pidcock could be dangerous for Hindley if he slips away on a descent with a few riders and Hindley misses the split. Hindley has been riding sensibly but so far his rivals for the podium have also been struggling against the top two and haven't been able to reduce Hindley's gap on 4th place by much.

 

[Bolder]

It's an especially remarkable ride from a guy who's also capable of winning extreme, short anaerobic races. Even Wout can't climb from the GC contenders like pidcock has shown so far.

 

[Didinho]

Getting better and better. The climbing talent was always there but I was getting a bit skeptical he could become a GC rider. Now it seems more likely. Still a question mark over three weeks but he is clearly better than last year.

Last year he was also 7th after 9 stages. Even still in 8th after 13 stages.
Better preparation now, less effort in breakaway(s). I'm hoping he can hold this for 3 weeks, after his performance on Puy de Dome.

 

[Gwbert]

It's an especially remarkable ride from a guy who's also capable of winning extreme, short anaerobic races. Even Wout can't climb from the GC contenders like pidcock has shown so far.

I did wonder if a relatively short effort after an easy day suited him, but multiple mountains in the third week may be too much. Love him either way, especially his brutally honest interviews

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I'd love to see him vying for the podium. He's absolutely hilarious, and yes, his brutal honesty is refreshing.

 

[Nick2413]

Very unexpected I have to say, are they still doing the Joux Plane descent?

Unfortunately he will most like be behind the main two at that point but if Ineos have one or two up the road a bridge over on the Ramaz descent would be a possibility.

Yes they just added some extra precautions

 

[Cookster15]

He can threaten Hindley IF he can hold this level into the 3rd week and do a decent TT. But that also depends upon Hindley who I expect to get better.

But hats off to Pocock so far. He won me over with that descent of the Galibier last year. I also recall people writing off his GC potential - prematurely I say. Reminds me of the doubt Remco used to cop.

 

[Hugh Januss]

I'd love to see him vying for the podium. He's absolutely hilarious, and yes, his brutal honesty is refreshing.

I find him to be a cocky little git.

 

[SafeBet]

Last year he was also 7th after 9 stages. Even still in 8th after 13 stages.

Technically true but last year there hadn't been an all out mountain stage effort until stage 11 (where he lost almost 10 minutes and finished 15th of the GC group).
And then he re-entered the top10 thanks to the Alpe d'Huez breakaway win.

Compare the gaps of the top10 after the first week. In 2022 the 10th rider in GC was a little over 2 minutes behind. Now he's almost 7 minutes behind. The racing has been exhausting and only elite climbers are in the current top10.

Of course he might still crack and finish an hour down like last year but so far he seems a much better (and more consistent) climber compared to 12 months ago.

 

[Peter von]

Pidders is looking pretty good, seems much more focussed(=boring) than last year. Getting that stage win last year probably helped a lot in terms of him not feeling the urge to spread his focus.

 

[Nick2413]

Pidders is looking pretty good, seems much more focussed(=boring) than last year. Getting that stage win last year probably helped a lot in terms of him not feeling the urge to spread his focus.

Yeah I was itching to see him properly go for GC, didn’t think he had it in him to be consistent for 3 weeks but hopefully we’ll see.

 

[postmanhat]

Only saw the last 30K on TV today but from occasionally following it on PCS, looked like was dropped a couple of times today?

Have a rare weekend off work to indulge in the Tour, so was hoping he was going to stick around on GC for that long at least.

 

[Third Time Lucky]

Bravo Tom Pidcock. Keep it going 💪

 

[Didinho]

Impressive once again. Keep it up man! He wants a stage win from the GC group, maybe tomorrow is his chance with the downhill or when the other 2 watch eachother and let him go.
But that’s a breakaway day normally. Hope he gets a win, deserves it.

 

[Sciatic]

Impressive once again. Keep it up man! He wants a stage win from the GC group, maybe tomorrow is his chance with the downhill or when the other 2 watch eachother and let him go.
But that’s a breakaway day normally. Hope he gets a win, deserves it.

That would be fun to see, but why the heck would “deserve it more than the other riders who are 4-5 minutes back?

 

[Didinho]

That would be fun to see, but why the heck would “deserve it more than the other riders who are 4-5 minutes back?

I’m not saying others don’t deserve it. He’s just doing so well untill now so I hope he can get his win.

 

[Unchained]

Guy has put together some weeks of great racing and is staying out of the fray so far. His team management is staying pretty calm for the amount of pressure and Pidcock GC position is really opening things up for others on his team.. Bernal and today's punishing Polish powerhouse!!!!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ok, I'm on the "Pidcock focussing 100% on road cycling and being a gc rider" hype train.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Ok, I'm on the "Pidcock focussing 100% on road cycling and being a gc rider" hype train.

He's doing what Skjelmose was supposed to do. They are quite similar riders, most likely both of them is best suited for the hard one day races. Don't think he will ever win TdF, but he can get damn close and he has really been surprising me.

Loze will tell us, I suspect he will lose a good chunk of time there, but so will lots of othe riders

 

[Mayomaniac]

He's doing what Skjelmose was supposed to do. They are quite similar riders, most likely both of them is best suited for the hard one day races. Don't think he will ever win TdF, but he can get damn close and he has really been surprising me.

Loze will tell us, I suspect he will lose a good chunk of time there, but so will lots of othe riders

Might not win a Tour, but I can see him winning another gt/getting a Tour podium. We also need a crazy descender among the gc guys to replace Nibali.

 

[jono]

Aside from his off-road pursuits, the biggest challenge for Pidcock in winning a Tour (another GT is maybe a different story) is that he is basically the same age as Pogacar.

 

[SafeBet]

Ouch, the hype didn't age well.
Out of the top10 now, let's see if he can bounce back and win a stage.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Ouch, the hype didn't age well.
Out of the top10 now, let's see if he can bounce back and win a stage.

I think he could have finished higher up and close if Buchmann didn’t lose the wheel that caused the gap for him and Soler to drop out of the group.