Cyclingβs unofficial sixth Monument, Strade Bianche, sees the worldβs best classics riders descend on Tuscany to wage war over its intricate web of gravel roads. The 184km route remains unchanged from previous years, featuring no less than 63km of gravel across 11 gruelling sectors. Who will claim the top step of the podium in Siena and write their name in the history books?
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39 Comments
Another example of someone on the juice
Pidcock is a beast
Bravo Tommy!
Piddy !
Holy pidcock π€―
Excellent effort. Deserves the win and maybe a new bike :))))
Pidcock, that was a testament to his toughness.
MVdP was so marked that they forgot the other champion. Congratulations, Tom Pidcock.
If i remember correctly. This little man can go toe to toe sprint with Van aert lol. Didnt know this guy has something
To Aussie eyes, used to the dry brown land of Oz, these verdant gently rolling hills really are so very beautiful! π
But, I'd love to know HOW it is that all the riders don't get punctures every couple of km on that rough gravel? π€ How tough are their tyres?
Mr Pidcock has really only just begun his career. How good could he become? Superb here. ππ
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Unbelievable. I cycled 60 km on those "roads" last summer, and I can't fathom how these guys are racing that far, that fast. Superhuman.
Absolutely spectacular! A well, well deserved win for Pidcock!
Dan, you are practically an Italian native speaker!
I watched the whole video all the way through, and I'm not sure how well the cyclists can breathe when dust is sent flying up into the air by various types of motorized vehicles and other cyclists.
Not the best chemistry in the group chasing. Especially between team mates Benoot and Valter.
7 seconds!! That's easily closed with a group working smoothly together.
Dommage pas de lecture en français
The guy is also a Tour de France stage winner in Alp Dβhuez non the less by the way
Happy to see the mountain biker win on gravel but the chase group was a pain to watch. No cooperation at all. Reminded me of the womenβs worlds last year. I would have asked Costa how he managed to get the rainbow bands with such a hard desire not to win or looked for some cooperation to bounce him off the group.
Poor Wout van Aert on Teide, 90% of form would have been enough to win easily.
Wow what a race!
Nice to see Ineos continuing with team skys super juice π
Pidcock had courage, the best legs, superb descending skills on gravel …and luck that everyone in the chase group (especially the two TJV riders) were acting like prima donna's.
Great commentating and editing. Particularly compared to the recent UAE tour highlight videos, which was kind of a mumbling mess that didn't tell you what was happening in the race and left you rewinding to try to understand the relevant bits.
Congrats Tom, worthy winner!
Unbelievable win, unbelievable. Some comments on here implying that the infighting between the chasers helped, which is perhaps one way of looking at it. The other is that Pidcockβs unexpected break and ultimate strength put pressure on the chasers to ultimately break their resolve to catch him and accept the left overs. Glass half full, rather than half empty. Great job young man. π₯
ParabΓ©ns Pidcock π
Excelente Rui Costa πͺπππ EstΓ‘s em grande forma πͺπππ
AbraΓ§o desde Aveiro π΅πΉ
Fantastic ride by Pidcock, well earned victory. I think he might've bribed Valther though, what was he doing?!
What a race! Greetings to MVP – Heads up bud, your day will come also π
Congrats for Thomas Pidcock who won the race on his own! π
SAFA Tom
Brilliant ride Tom well done.
Marvellous escaped run away victory for Thomas Pitkcock, followed by Valentin Madouas in this 2023 Stade Bianche, on a very tricky sandy and dusty race! ππβ€ππ½π₯π¦Ίβ―π³βπ!
well frellin done Tom…well done indeed, I did wonder with such an early break without another rider to share the load with…
fantastic win & certainly one to remember.
Too bad they're all on the juice
This race would be awesome if they raced under L'Eroica rules.
Can little Tom Pidcock conquer the cobbles?
Tom Pidcock you legend. Will be the most successful British cyclist of all-time.
very impressive win and an excellent highlight package. Piddocks Descends like a madman!
Great win for Pidcock, congrats. Following a motorcycle eating dust looks like great fun.
That's how you win these classic races. 50km to go, just launch it. No one will try to close the gap, drafting others.
Giving you more gap time, hence the win.
5 years before people have won that way.