For Tom Pidcock, stage 13 was far from unlucky. The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider infiltrated the day's huge breakaway with the intention of winning the stage, and while he was unable to take the honours, finishing third, his remarkable performance saw him leap up the Tour de France general classification standings.
Gaining a total of 7:28 on the GC favourites, including his four-second time bonus, Pidcock heads into Saturday's brutal stage 14 in fourth overall, just nine seconds behind Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe). And while he remains a whopping 4.15 behind overall leader Tadej Pogačar, the Slovenian's team boss at UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Mauro Gianetti, has a wary eye on the Brit.
