Tom 'Pidders' Pidcock

[postmanhat]

After his win on Saturday, he mentioned having a rest; then Andorra World Cup next week was rumoured. He's also meant to be doing the 2 north America races, end of September/early October - plus the Paris test event.

Always enjoy watching Pidcock in MTB, but that's pretty disappointing for his road season. Probably nothing after parading around the Tour of Britain?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

He's not World Champion on the road, so has no need to show the jersey off.....Tour of Britain is probably unfinished business after last year.
And he races this weekend, starting tonight in the XCC, followed by the XCO on Sunday.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

recovered from infected saddle sore, olympic test event today, and then canada and usa world cups the following two weekends, fits nicely into his other commitments in the usa, like last year.

probably indicates a similar cyclo-cross start and season to last year, maybe a little later as doesn't have the rainbows to show off. I think he'll do the worlds this year, although tabor isn't great for him? might be his last opportunity. + he already won strade this year so doesn't need to be in top form early march.

 

[pastronef]

recovered from infected saddle sore, olympic test event today, and then canada and usa world cups the following two weekends, fits nicely into his other commitments in the usa, like last year.

so after the last MTB world cup on Oct 8th, he could stay in North America and ride the cyclocross world cup in Waterloo on Oct 15th?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

so after the last MTB world cup on Oct 8th, he could stay in North America and ride the cyclocross world cup in Waterloo on Oct 15th?

Nope, think he's in LA

 

[pastronef]

Nope, think he's in LA

holidays?

 

[Wyndbrook]

holidays?

Film career.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Film career.

Are they doing a remake of "The Hobbit"?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

came back from two punctures to a 5th place in Snowshoe last night. Should probably win in Mont-Saint-Anne next week with no issues.

 

[stonerider]

It was strange that he had 2 front flats. Maybe he wasn't using a Protection tire up front and was using a lighter casing instead.

 

[Third Time Lucky]

It was strange that he had 2 front flats. Maybe he wasn't using a Protection tire up front and was using a lighter casing instead.

He got the tyre choice and pressures right today in Mont Sainte Anne. Seriously impressive bike skills for a roadie on the toughest XCO course in recent memory.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Well we now know when he is retiring, after 2036 Olympics.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

CX schedule:

X20 Herentals
WC Namur
WC Antwerpen + Mdvp/WvA
WC Gavere + Mdvp/WvA
SP Diegem + Mdvp
WC Hulst + Mdvp/WvA
X2O Koksijde + Mdvp/WvA
Gullegem
WC Zonhoven + Mdvp/WvA?
WC Benidorm + Mdvp/WvA?

bit surprised he's doing so many sand crosses, and not Baal. Had hoped he'd do the nationals for one last time, but must be a ineos camp or something.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Of all the courses Namur is the one where he is most suited to.
But most likely a little too early to be on top form coming one day after his debut at Herentals.

 

[Rob5091]

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...nes-and-olympic-games-mtb-and-road-race-combo

“The intention is for Tom to participate in both mountain biking and road racing in Paris," Pidcock's coach Kurt Bogaerts told Het Nieuwsblad. “His ambition is Olympic gold again. The road ride is a little more complicated, but it's a good thing that the mountain biking is already over. The explosiveness of that discipline can come in handy in the road race.” This comes as virtual certainty that the plan for INEOS Grenadiers is to have the Briton race both events at the Olympic Games and aim high for both.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

And this presumably means that those selected for the Time Trial don't have to do a silly doubling up as so often happens in the Olympics, yes? So he earns extra brownie points from BC for that.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

CX schedule:

X20 Herentals
WC Namur
WC Antwerpen + Mdvp/WvA
WC Gavere + Mdvp/WvA
SP Diegem + Mdvp
WC Hulst + Mdvp/WvA
X2O Koksijde + Mdvp/WvA
Gullegem
WC Zonhoven + Mdvp/WvA?
WC Benidorm + Mdvp/WvA?

bit surprised he's doing so many sand crosses, and not Baal. Had hoped he'd do the nationals for one last time, but must be a ineos camp or something.

At least he has avoided the other two on three of his events. Makes him more likely to get something other than 3rd.

 

[Gwbert]

At least he has avoided the other two on three of his events. Makes him more likely to get something other than 3rd.

He’s won at Gavere before against mvdp and was 2nd last year in Diegem, but he’s always gonna struggle against those two in pure power numbers.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yesterday:

Today:

Yeah, he turned greyscale overnight...

 

[postmanhat]

I've got it into my head that I read somewhere that he won't be doing any MTB World Cup races before the Olympics?

Someone please correct me.

 

[DNP-Old]

I've got it into my head that I read somewhere that he won't be doing any MTB World Cup races before the Olympics?

Someone please correct me.

He won't. Specifically decided to do the world cups in North America last year in order to get the best ranking possible that would allow him to skip the spring world cups and get the best possible preparation for the Tour.

Ranking and start order isn't as vital in the Olympics as it is in the world championships anyway. Much easier to get away with a lower starting row due to way less participants.

 

[RedheadDane]

He won't. Specifically decided to do the world cups in North America last year in order to get the best ranking possible that would allow him to skip the spring world cups and get the best possible preparation for the Tour.

Ranking and start order isn't as vital in the Olympics as it is in the world championships anyway. Much easier to get away with a lower starting row due to way less participants.

The request was clearly to correct, not to  confirm...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The request was clearly to correct, not to  confirm...

Request unclear, Pidcock is now stuck in a sand pit

 

[Axel Hangleck]

He actually mentioned it in his RBTV interview with Rob & Eliot, which was in between Snowshoe & Mont Saint Anne. They both looked surprised; Really???

As DNP-Old explained, he's a decent amount of ranking points (currently ranked 9/10) and with the Olympic being a small field, he won't be inconvenienced; he's won from last place in a XCC, and has come from way back in XCO races to the front......it won't be a problem.
From memory, he didn't think much of the course - and neither did Jolanda.....

 

[postmanhat]

Thanks for the replies. As much as I enjoy watching Pidcock on an MTB bike, he hasn't got anything left to prove in that discipline, and it complicates his road season too much. Ideally, he'll step away from it until the next Olympic cycle.

Surprised to see he's focussing so much on The TDF already with a very light classics campaign till The Ardennes (and no Strade, yet). Given his schedule, would really like to see him ride the Italian Fall races as they seem perfect for him?