Tom Pidcock

Tom Pidcock
MBE
Personal information
Full nameThomas Pidcock
NicknamePidders[1]
Born (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)[2]
Leeds, England
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[4]
Team information
Current teamIneos Grenadiers
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider type
Amateur teams
2015–2017Great Britain Junior Academy
2015–2017PH-MAS Oldfield/Paul Milnes Cycles
2018–2021TP Racing
Professional teams
2017–2018Telenet–Fidea Lions (CX)
2018–2019WIGGINS (Road)
2021–Ineos Grenadiers
Major wins
Cyclo-cross
World Championships (2022)
National Championships (2019, 2020)
World Cup
3 individual wins (2021–22, 2023–24)
Mountain bike
Olympic Games XC (2020, 2024)
World XC Championships (2023)
European XC Championships (2022)
XC World Cup
7 individual wins (20212024)
Road

Grand Tours

Tour de France
1 individual stage (2022)

One-day races and Classics

Amstel Gold Race (2024)
Strade Bianche (2023)
Brabantse Pijl (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Men's cyclo-cross
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Fayetteville Elite
Gold medal – first place 2019 Bogense Under-23
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bieles Junior
Silver medal – second place 2020 Dübendorf Elite
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Rosmalen Under-23
Gold medal – first place 2016 Pontchâteau Junior
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tábor Under-23
Men's mountain bike
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Cross-country
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Glasgow Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2020 Leogang E-MTB Cross-country
Gold medal – first place 2020 Leogang Under-23 Cross-country
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Glasgow Short track
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Vallnord Cross-country
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Cross-country
Men's road cycling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Bergen Junior time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yorkshire Under-23 road race

Thomas Pidcock MBE (born 30 July 1999) is a British cyclist who currently competes in the cyclo-cross, mountain bike and road bicycle racing disciplines of the sport for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.[5][6]

After a prodigious junior and under-23 career with World Championship victories in all three of these disciplines, Pidcock turned professional in 2021. Since then his biggest victories have been taking the cross-country mountain bike titles at the 2020 Summer Olympics, the 2023 World Championships, and the 2024 Summer Olympics, only the second man to win back to back Olympic titles; in the cyclo-cross discipline, winning the 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championships, while on the road he has won the prestigious spring road classics, Strade Bianche in 2023 and the Amstel Gold Race in 2024. His best Monument finish was 2nd in the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2023.

Across all three disciplines, he has won numerous other races, with his biggest victory on the road in his first season being the 2021 Brabantse Pijl road classic. While his early successes on the road have been in classics, in his second season, riding his first Tour de France he took his first Grand Tour stage, winning solo on the climb of the iconic Alpe d'Huez, the youngest rider ever to do so.[7] He is also known for his aggressive descending skills.[8]

  1. ^ Maunder, Paul (15 December 2020). "Tom Pidcock: That's Entertainment". Rouleur. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ Burke, Molly (26 July 2021). "Who is Tom Pidcock? Leeds-born cyclist wins Team GB's third Olympic gold medal in Tokyo". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Tom Pidcock". www.ineosgrenadiers.com. The Ineos Grenadiers. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Thomas Pidcock»INEOS Grenadiers". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Tom Pidcock dons Ineos Grenadiers kit as he turns pro on the road". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Tom Pidcock and Richie Porte sign for Ineos Grenadiers for 2021". BBC Sport. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ Walsh, David (14 July 2022). "Pidcock becomes youngest winner on Alpe d'Huez". codesports. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ Butler, Alex (5 December 2023). "Champion Cyclist Tom Pidcock Descends Malibu's 'Tuna Canyon'". BikeMag. Retrieved 6 September 2024.