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Stephen Farrand

'We could have won more races' – Tom Pidcock's season started with victory, but he's ready to ramp it up for the biggest Spring Classics

YECLA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 13: Second place winner Thomas Pidcock of Great Britain and Team Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling meets the media press after the 46th Vuelta a la Region de Murcia 2026, Stage 1 a 83.5km stage from Fortuna to Yecla 598m / The race has been neutralized due to strong winds and will resume again at 2pm from the town of Fortuna / on February 13, 2026 in Yecla, Spain. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Tom Pidcock and his Pinarello-Q36.5 teammates took a road less travelled to prepare for their spring goals, heading to altitude in Chile in January before a block of early-season racing in Spain.

Pidcock and his coaches hope the combination of altitude training, intense racing and further quality training will give him a peak of form that will span from Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad until the Ardennes, with Strade Bianche, Milan-San Remo and the Volta a Catalunya in between.

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