Tom Pidcock flies over barriers in “stupid crash” while leading cyclocross race The world champion was forced to settle for third place at the GP Sven Nys behind winner Eli Iserbyt after misjudging the course’s fast pump track section cycling
The extent to which Pidcock’s injuries will impact the rest of his ‘cross season and his preparations for the spring’s road classics is currently unknown, although the world champion – who has been an impressive and ever present force at the front of this winter’s cyclocross campaign alongside the other members of the ‘big three’, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel – confirmed that he will not defend his rainbow jersey in Hoogerheide next month.
Speaking to Sporza during the race, Ineos coach Kurt Bogaert announced that his rider will skip the cyclocross worlds to focus on a “good campaign” in the cobbled one-day races on the road. “To be honest I knew for a while that I wouldn’t be riding,” Pidcock said when asked about Bogaert’s announcement. “That was a decision made quite a while ago.”We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99.
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