Tom Pidcock

Yorkshire's Tom Pidcock celebrates on the podium after winning Gold in the Men Elite XCO at the UCI World Championships in Scotland in August (Picture: Alex Broadway/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock reluctant to go all-in on Ineos Grenadiers' Tour de France quest

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The Yorkshire Vet helps to deliver a calf on Alpine mountain biking holiday

Olav Kooij wins Stage 3 at Beverley Racecourse making it a hat trick of stage wins (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Tour of Britain in Yorkshire - Jumbo-Visma's Olav Kooij completes hat-trick

Yorkshiremen Tom Pidcock, right, and Ben Turner, left, will ride from Goole to Beverley on stage three of the Tour of Britain on Tuesday (Picture: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock v Wout van Aert from Goole to Beverley in the Tour of Britain

Tom Pidcock will look for overall victory in the Tour of Britain over the coming week (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Tom Pidcock leads Ineos Grenadiers challenge in Tour of Britain

Flying the flag: Tom Pidcock of Leeds carries a Yorkshire flag across the line as he adds the mountain bike cross-country world title to his Olympic crown. (Picture: Alex Broadway/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock obliterates field to win mountain bike world title

Gonzalo Serrano of Team Movistar, left, beats Tom Pidcock, right, of Team INEOS Grenadier in a lunge for the finish line at the end of Stage Four of the 2022 AJ Bell Tour of Britain from Redcar to Helmsley last September (Picture: Will Palmer/SWpix.com)

East Yorkshire cycling fans set to welcome the best in Tour of Britain

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: Ineos Grenadiers rider Tom Pidcock, pictured in action during stage 5 of the 2023 Tour de France Picture: Jasper Jacobs/AFP via Getty Images

Pidcock vows to help Ineos team-mate Rodriguez to podium finish

On the rise: Ineos Grenadiers' Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski, left, celebrates his win on Stage 13 of the Tour de France with Tom Pidcock, who finished fifth. (Picture: CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Tom Pidcock strengthens yellow jersey position but Ben Turner abandons

Consistent: Tom Pidcock of Ineos Grenadiers crosses the line fourth among the Tour de France GC riders on the Puy de Dome on Sunday. (Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock's Tour de France ambitions changing into sustained attack on yellow

Daring descender: Tom Pidcock descending at breaknexk speed to win a stage of the Tour de France at Alpe d'Huez on his debut last year (Picture: Nico Vereecken/PN/Cor Vos/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock and Ben Turner flying flag for Yorkshire at the Tour de France

ON THE UP: INEOS Grenadiers' Tom Pidcock in action on the Via Santa Catarina climb on his way to winning Strade Bianche back in March.
Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Tour de France - Pidcock dialled in to join higher echelon of top racers

SPhoebe Cooper of City of Sheffield competes in the British Championships at Ponds Forge in April. In July she will contest the European Youth Olympic Festival (Picture: Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Six Yorkshire athletes to represent Team GB at European Youth Olympic Festival

MAGIC MOMENT: Tom Pidcock winning last year's Stage 12 of the Tour de France on Alpe d'Huez Picture: Vincent Kalut/CorVos/SWpix.com

Leeds' Pidcock confident of good start in Tour de France

Tom Pidcock of Leeds comes home second in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Spring Classic (Picture: Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Tom Pidcock satisfied with second place to Evenepoel at Liege-Bastogne-Liege

Tom Pidcock, Ineos Grenadiers, leads Tadej Pogacar, UAE Team Emiratesin the AMSTEL GOLD 2023 MEN'S RACE (Picture: Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Tadej Pogacar's relentless form making Tom Pidcock a better rider

GRIND: Tom Pidcock of INEOS Grenadiers pus in the hard work on the Via Santa Catarina climb on his way to winning the Strade Bianche in Siena, Tuscany. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Pidcock rewarded for bold move as he clinches Strade Bianche crown

Tom Pidcock of Team INEOS Grenadiers starts the Spring Classics season in Belgium on Saturday (Picture: SWPix.com)

Tom Pidcock out to justify relinquishing cyclo-cross world title in Classics

One to watch: England’s Fran Goldthorp runs in for a try against Canada in the 2021 RLWC last year. What does 2023 hold for her? (Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Harry Brook to Rachel Daly - our NINE Yorkshire sports stars to watch in 2023

Whitby's Beth Mead of England celebrates with the trophy during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on July 31, 2022 in London, England. (Picture: Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

Vote for Yorkshire's Sports Performer of 2022 and win tickets to see Yorkshire

Sam Watson, right, with the Pidcock family Tom and Giles at the finish of the Tour of Britain stage in Helmsley recently. (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Sam Watson latest to emerge from Yorkshire, land of the rising cycling star
Anyone who might question the legacy the Tour de France left on Yorkshire from its whirlwind visit eight years ago need look no further than the amount of young riders representing this great county in cycling’s biggest races.

Gonzalo Serrano (Moviestar Team) beats Tom Pidcock (Team Ineos) on the line to win stage 4 of the Tour of Britain in Helmsley (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Grand Tour of Yorkshire can reignite region's love affair with cycling

Tour of Britain. Stage 4, Redcar to Helmsley. the peloton passes through Sandsend. (Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Pidcock comes up half a wheel short in bid to win Tour of Britain in Yorkshire

AJ Bell Tour of Britain - Stage 2: Hawick to Duns, Scotland - Jacob Scott of Team WIV Sungod retaining the Skoda KOM Jersey (Picture: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

Redcar takes centre stage as Tour of Britain returns to Yorkshire

LEADING MAN: Leeds's Tom Pidcock on his way to winning the European Mountain Bike Cross Country title in Munich last week. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Ambitious Pidcock relishes extra pressure that success brings him

RAPID PROGRESSION: Ben Turner of the Ineos Grenadiers is competing at the Vuelta a Espana - soemething he admits was not on his mind until recently. Picture: Zac Williams/SWpix.com

Ben Turner delighted by rapid progress as he takes on Vuelta a Espana

MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 19: Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain crosses the finish line to win the Men's Cross-Country during the cycling Mountain Bike competition on day 9 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at Olympiapark on August 19, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

Tom Pidcock storms to mountain bike gold at European Championships

Connor Swift of Arkea Samsic climbs the Col du Portet at last year's Tour de France (Picture: Emma Wilcock/SWpix.com)

Connor Swift on heat of Tour de France battle and Tom Pidcock's success

BRILLIANT: Tom Pidcock celebrates as he cycles past the finish line to win the 12th stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France Picture: THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images

Pidcock makes history with Tour De France stage win

Leeds's Tom Pidcock celebrates his stage victory at the Tour de France. Picture: Vincent Kalut/PN/Cor Vos SWpix.com

Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock rides into Tour de France history books

In the rhythm: Tom Pidcock at the start of stage five of his maiden Tour de France last week. (Picture: Zak Williams/SWPix.com)

Tom Pidcock exceeding expectation in maiden Tour de France

Tom Pidcock's new jersey in collaboration with Bioracer.

Tom Pidcock launches Bioracer jersey to mark rise to Tour de France status
Yorkshire’s Tour de France debutant Tom Pidcock has launched a special edition jersey chronicling his journey to the top of the cycling world.

Tom Pidcock - pictured competing in the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Arkansas earlier this year. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Pidcock set to show his ambitious streak on biggest stage of all

TOM PIDCOCK: The Olympic mountain bike champion from Leeds will compete at the Tour de France this summer. Picture: Getty Images.

Yorkshire's Tom Pidcock and Connor Swift to appear at Tour de France this summer

EVERY WHICH WAY: Tom Palmer competes in the Walmart UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Arkansas, USA, earlier this year but continues to keep his options openPicture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Pidcock determined to ensure variety continues to bring success

Tom Pidcock celebrates victory at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Tom Pidcock handed chance to achieve long-term ambitions with INEOS Grenadiers

This was Yorkshire cyclist Tom Pidcock becoming the first ever British winner of the men’s elite UCI cyclo-cross world championship race in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

How Leeds rider Tom Pidcock became cycling’s Superman – The Yorkshire Post says

Victory celebration: Leeds' Tom Pidcock celebrates his victory in the 2022 Walmart UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships for Elite Men. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Pidcock powers to World Cyclo-cross glory in America

STARTING OUT: Doncaster's Ben Turner, pictured in the UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Ostend last year. Picture by Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com

Turner keen to emulate Pidcock in bid for cycling glory on & off the road

Great Britain's Tom Pidcock reacts after winning gold in the men's cross country mountain biking at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. Picture: PA

Leeds Olympic cycling champion Tom Pidcock begins quest for treble glory

Top form: Tom Pidcock during the cyclo-cross race in Herentals, Belgium. Pictures: CorVos/SWpix

Tom Pidcock gets Yorkshire support in bid for UCI World Cyclo-Cross glory

Tom Pidcock wins and become the first British rider ever to win a UCI Cyclocross ( cyclo - cross ) UCI World Cup Race in Rucphen Picture: Tim van WichelenC/orVos/SWpix.com

Tom Pidcock makes history with World Cup cyclocross triumph

Welcome home: Jonny Brownlee, right, and Jess Learmonth, both of Leeds, formed half of the victorious Team GB mixed relay triathlon team at the summer Olympics in Tokyo. Yorkshire’s Olympic and Paralympic champions will be celebrated at a homecoming event tomorrow. (Picture: PA)

Jonny Brownlee hails Yorkshire’s Olympic champions ahead of homecoming

STRONG SIDE: Leeds cyclist Tom Pidcock placed sixth at the UCI Road World Championships. Pictures: Alex Broadway/SWpix.com

Leeds cyclist Tom Pidcock settles for sixth at UCI Road World Championships

Lizzie Deignan. contests the UCI World Championships of 2019 into Harrogate (
Picture: Bruce Rollinson)

Deignan and Pidcock fly flag for Yorkshire and British Cycling at Road Worlds

Tom Pidcock of Team Great Britain bites his gold medal and pose with the flag of his country in the background after the Men's Cross-country race on day three of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Izu Mountain Bike Course on July 26, 2021 in Izu, Shizuoka, Japan. (Picture: Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Olympic champion Tom Pidcock on his Grand Tour ambitions

Tom Daley and Matty Lee dive their way to gold in the Men's Synchronised 10m Platform Final at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Picture: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images

How Matty Lee and Tom Daley sealed their golden moment at Tokyo Olympics

Bethany Shriever (Gold) is lifted by Kye Whyte (Silver) of Great Britain after both winning Olympic medals in their Olympic finals (Picture: Alex Broadway/SWpix.com)

Urban sports at vanguard of a transitional Olympic Games

BACK AT IT: Tom Pidcock of Great Britain in action during the men's cross-country race. Picture by Alex Broadway/SWpix.com

Tokyo Olympics: No rest for Leeds’ golden boy Pidcock as he targets Vuelta

GOLDEN HEROES: Leeds diving star Matty Lee, left, and mountain bike winner, Tom Pidcock. Pictures: Getty Images.

Tokyo Olympics: Leeds pair Lee and Pidcock revel in their golden moment

Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain wins the men's cross-country race and is crowned Olympic Champion (Picture: Alex Broadway/SWpix.com)

Matty Lee and Tom Pidcock, Yorkshire’s fearless new Olympic champions

Tears of joy as Matty Lee and Tom Daley celebrated their synchronised diving gold medal.

How Matty Lee and Tom Pidcock became Yorkshire’s latest Olympic legends – The Yo...

From left: Tom Pidcock's girlfriend Beth Zajac, parents Sonja Harper and Giles Pidcock, and nan Christine Pidcock (photo: Sonja Harper / SWNS).

Tom Pidcock's mum in tears after cyclist wins gold in mountain biking at Tokyo

Tom Pidcock poses with the gold medal after the Men's Cross-country race at Izu Mountain Bike Course. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Who is Tom Pidcock? Leeds-born cyclist wins Team GB's third Olympic gold medal i...

Tom Pidcock produces phenomenal performance to win Team GB mountain biking gold

Gold chunk: Tom Pidcock bites his medal on the podium.

‘I knew I was in a good place,’ says Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock

MEDAL CONTENDER: Jess Learmonth could bring home gold in the triathlon. Picture: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Tokyo Olympics: 10 potential Yorkshire medal heroes at 2020 Olympic Games

HOPEFUL: Leeds' Olympic mountain biker,Tom Pidcock. Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

Tokyo Olympics: Ambitious Tom Pidcock sets Tokyo sights on being trend-setter

Leeds rider Tom Pidcock.

Tom Pidcock on his bike to Tokyo Olympics

Rising star: Leeds rider Tom Pidcock, left, wins in Belgium earlier this year. Photo VK/PN/Cor Vos/SWpix.com © 2021

Tom Pidcock targeting success on all fronts