The most versatile cyclist in the peloton, the British ‘all-rounder’ tom pidcockOlympic mountain bike champion, dominated the ‘sterrato’ of Street Bianche to add a new title to your collection. He is 23 years old, but his record already includes Olympic gold in MTB, a world title in cyclocross, a victory on the Tour de France stage in Alpe d’Huez and now adds the iconic Italian race, symbolically known as the sixth monument, the classic from north to south of Europe.
The British of Ineos I am clear. The only option to win was through a solo getaway, which began to take shape 51 kilometers from the finish line, when Mount Santa María was crowned. The same place that lifted Tadej Pogacar last year. In total, it is 184 kilometers, 63 of them on unpaved roads, through the Tuscan hills. “Enough to have fun with,” Pidcock said. The Brit is a free spirit capable of dominating the bike like it’s a Moto GP, going down the trails in a devilish fashion, dragging the wheel and kicking up the characteristic white dust of the Tuscan soil.
“It will take me a long time to assimilate what happened in this race. The attack from today was not planned, but I saw clearly that it was the decisive moment to do it and I jumped,” he said visibly moved after winning at the finish line in the historic Piazza del Campo. “Since I was in the lead, I decided to go for the victory without looking back,” he explained. And his courage found reward in the disagreement of a chasing group led by Tiesj Benoot, who indicated repeatedly of his desperation. The Belgian from Jumbo Visma had to settle for a bitter third position which he fought with the French Valentin Madouas, who was second.
The best of the Spaniards is the leader of the world ranking of the year, Pello Bilbao, who worked tirelessly throughout the race to be among the best and finished seventh in the standings. The Bahrain rider broke through to launch his teammate Matej Mohoric to victory, but the Slovenian didn’t have enough power to catch the runaway Pidcock. Ivan Romeo, one of Movistar’s young talents, was another of the great protagonists of the day as he was part of the breakaway trio that endured more than 100 km in the lead. At the age of 19, he finished the exam in twelfth position and left a very good impression despite his short experience.
Final classification (184 km):
1. Thomas Pidcock (GBR/INE) 4:31:41.
2. Valentin Madouas (FRA/GFJ) at the age of 20.
3. Tiesj Benoot (BEL/JUM) 22.
4. Rui Costa (POR/INT) 23.
5. Attila Valter (JUN/JUM) id.
6. Matej Mohoric (SLO/BAH) 34.
7. Pello Bilbao (ESP/BAH) 1:04.
8. Romain Grégoire (FRA/GFJ) 1:18.
9. Davide Formolo (ITA/UAE) 1:23.
10. Andreas Kron (DEN/LOT) 1:35.
Source: La Verdad
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