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'I can't say I'm proud of my performance in Flèche' - Tom Pidcock targets first Monument win at Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Tom Pidcock Liège van der Poel Monument Flèche Ineos Grenadiers Tadej Pogačar Mathieu van der Poel Mattias Skjelmose Richard Carapaz
Ineos Grenadiers's British rider Tom Pidcock looks on at the start of the Men's race of the 'La Fleche Wallonne', a one day cycling race (Waalse Pijl - Walloon Arrow), 199 km from Charleroi to Huy, on April 17, 2024. (Photo by JASPER JACOBS / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT.

Tom Pidcock enters Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday as the top returning finisher of the 2023 race, in the absence of previous winner Remco Evenepoel, and off the back of mixed fortunes in the Ardennes, he will be a serious favourite for La Doyenne.

Pidcock took a stunning overall victory at Amstel Gold - breaking the seemingly adamantine winning streak of Mathieu van der Poel. However, he couldn’t produce the same form at La Flèche Wallonne where he was one of the dozens of riders who suffered from brutally cold conditions.

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