Tom Pidcock puts Covid bout behind him ahead of Paris Olympics quest
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I think I can be pretty content with how my recovery went.” Had Pidcock made it to the final stage of the Tour last weekend, he would have had only eight days to get ready for the Olympic race but he said he had always intended to get as far as Nice before becoming ill. “Getting sick was not part of that plan, and we have to adapt to that,” he added. Pidcock said the course is “a bit bland”, heavy on gravel sections and lacking the natural features of the courses that make up the World Cup schedule. “They could have done better job of making it more of a mountain bike course.” Former world champion Evie Richards, who will aim to better her seventh place at the Tokyo Olympics, agreed. “I’m going to think about the road race on Tuesday,” he said.
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