Ineos Grenadiers team manager Rod Ellingworth had hoped that one of his young riders could finish in the top five at the 2023 Tour de France. Tom Pidcock endured a difficult weekend in the Alps and dropped to 12th but Carlos Rodriguez won in Morzine and is up to third overall and aiming high for the final week and the road to Paris.
Pidcock has predicted an aggressive last week of the Tour, with the battle for general classification tantalisingly close between Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates). But he, Rodriguez and Ineos Grenadiers want to be in the fight alongside.
