Tom is hilarious. What a great person to have in pro racing

His shock is summed up with a great quote, “What the hell just happened? It felt like we were in the gruppetto.”

@sanchez231996

2 ай бұрын

I think one can understand some message behind those lines

You gotta love him. Always honest and sincere in interviews.

@pureno1z

2 ай бұрын

Honest? He thought he could have been second, he was clearly not as strong as the Maxim and Tom Skujinš ,but if you ask TP, he is always surprised he didn't do better. He is like a less endearing Greg Van Avemaet (always just out of reach of the top step).

"It's like Ironman or something" - Tom's too funny. 😂

I really like Pidcock. Such a talented rider in THREE types of racing and always gives a no nonsense, tell it like it is interview every time.

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

Crazy. And not to be not expected. Dead bodies. Great analogy. No words for it. Different playing field. Mad when cycling so hard Tad just bombs ahead

In all honesty, the cycling right now is about 4 people. Two of them specialize in sort of one day races, one specializes in TDF, the fourth one is Tadej Pogacar. Bonkers. The guy is a smiling assassin. When he’s having fun, you’re fecked.

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, true, but then the landscape can change quickly, a new star can appear so fast. Let's keep tuned in and find out!

@jooohan

2 ай бұрын

@@FloBikes Fair enough. Although a new star doing stuff like this would be something.

I just love this race. Pog does so well in crappy conditions. This is a special time in cycling history with the crop of talent we get to witness.

@dansprague2

2 ай бұрын

I've followed racing for over 40 yrs and I've never seen anything like it. It's not just the talent level, the racing itself is insanely good. I watched the 2014 Tour of Flanders for a bit the other day and there was an intact peloton at the front with 40k's left with nothing happening. The racing the last few years though has exploded! Evenepoel, Van Aert, Van der Poel, Pogacar, Pidcock, and Vingegaard- six once in a decade riders all racing in the same era. Like I said, I've never seen anything like it.

Strade Bianche is so an insane race. All riders finish one by one.

WTF. WTF. 😮 Dead bodies racing. Great perspective from Pidcock. Had to be a beast out there. 😢

Took three guys from Visma to wear Pogacar down in Tour de France. Not too surprised he took off at 80k left 😂

@silverarrowslk

2 ай бұрын

Great comment

@mrm95

2 ай бұрын

They are just different things. Pogacar is the best rider in the world, but he isn't the best 3 week rider. Vingegaard smashed him 2 years in a row by minutes and won both Tours comfortably. However Vingegaard can't do what Tadej does in one day races and Tadej completely smashed him in Paris Nice and another early season, one week stage race last year. Pogacar ought to win the Giro fairly comfortably, but if he wants to beat Vingegaard at the Tour, he will most likely have to focus only on the Tour. That would be a tremendous loss for all of us cycling fans.

@smeetsnoud1

2 ай бұрын

​@@mrm95nothing to add, perfect comment

@pkme1023

2 ай бұрын

We will see this year’s TDF

@DekiLj

2 ай бұрын

@@mrm95 Dont forget that Pogy was injured...he is a perfect shape again,like 3 years ago..

Un giovane campione moderno , puro e trasparente, simpatico al suo bubblico che ieri con la mostrusa impresa ,ha voluto salutare la folla con un cinque. Il vantaggio accumulato in pochi chilometri dopo la rasoiata sferrata sul Santa Marie, ci ha fatto capire subito di quale classe dispone questo grande campione. Ma a un chilometro dal traguardo ha rallentato la sua cavalcata solitaria, per omaggiare tutti i tifosi. Ti ringraziamo Pogi sei un grande campione , siamo qui' ti aspettiamo , regalaci ancora imprese come questa.

Such an honest and to the point response from Tom, what a fantastic athlete and ambassador for cycling!

"Well, NO." haha

Great that he would give such an honest appraisal of the race and how he rode it.

What a legend, pure honesty.

great interview

If Pogacars Ride was for the history Books this Interview should be considered aswell. Tom Pitcocks WTF Statement should be printed on cycling jerseys worldwide. Guys like him…much needed these days🤙👏

Love him to bits. Toms just beginning and already a modest champion

Tom is a proper hero. An inspiration to the next generation (hope I won't regret saying this in 10 years like I did with LA!). Love his attitude, just loving riding bikes. Time will tell if Pog really is the natural talent he appears to be. In any case all of this is enough to inspire me to keep getting on my bike! 🙂

@marcfarrelly5944

2 ай бұрын

Tom is a really nice guy so it will never be like the other guy

What the F, exactly what the other dead bodies were saying. Pogi is from another world!

@Fabs821

2 ай бұрын

Yeah wonder how…

@toccandocreacanaleulterior176

2 ай бұрын

@@Fabs821 you can't argue with skills, it was pouring and he kept riding full speed

You got the quote of the day!

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

😃😃😃

Tom is a legend.

You got to love Tom X

Pidcock is the new generation of riders which can perform in Cross - Road- and MTB on top level . Only few riders can do like Evenepoel and Van der Poel . He is also a very leg to earth grounded rider which makes him very symphatic.

Really interesting. Maybe the shorter circuit would make for a better race, but I think the organisers are really pushing for that Monument designation. Respect the Tom, as others have said here, he has no filter, which is great.

Bro is in more shock than us the spectators

Amazing reaction from Tom Pidcock there. I think it emphasises what a great rider Pogacar is. Tom is top quality but his shock at what Pog did shows that he’s on another level to the rest in that race.

Nice interview great

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

Simple answer from him always…what do you say to him…WTF….Tom Pidcock great guy absolutely honest with his words…respect!

Does anyone know where I could buy this INEOS Cap like the guy behind Tom has?

@honeytsubame

2 ай бұрын

The black ones are team wear, they only sell the blue fan ones!

"..if i played it a bit better i would have been 2nd...." that is what last year champ says. so if your name is not mathieu or wout you are basically hoping for accident or fighting for 2nd. also @Greg excellent questions. I must say you really have a good rapport and relationship with these riders and getting them to speak at this moment of exhaustion is hard but best time to figure out what happened.

@DonACtS

2 ай бұрын

I agree👍🏽

😅 such a cool guy and real sportsman. So much luck for us to have Tom in this sport.

I really don't have any words for that tbh.... I think most feel the same Tom.... To quote Orwell " The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

Pogačar ✌️♥️🇸🇮

@kalo_reefer

2 ай бұрын

SLO VE NI JA !!!

interesting point at the end: long strade course feels more like an ironman than a road cycling race

What was Romain Bardet's dad doing behind Tom there? HAHAHAHA

@DanNyBxt

2 ай бұрын

hahaha

Tom, YOU ARE IRONMAN!!

Pog vs Ving is going to be the Sampras vs Agassi of cycling.

Think Tadej and Jonas are sending messages to each other.

Reminiscent of when Tiger would win a major golf tourney by 12 strokes or when Jordan would hit for 25+ in one quarter of an NBA playoff game or Serena sweeping a Grand Slam in 6-0. 6-0. Greatness on a different level that makes top tier pros look like amateurs.

@sanchez231996

2 ай бұрын

You are comparing 3 sports that not have anything to do with cycling. You could have used atheltics or even cycling itself. I remember this type of superiority lf certain riders in the 80-90s, don't you?

@DR_1_1

2 ай бұрын

@@sanchez231996 You must be talking about Vingegaard.

@sanchez231996

2 ай бұрын

@@DR_1_1 yep, I can talk about jumbo, old sky, the uae of matxin ang gianneti. I am talking now about what happened yesterday. Go back and watch football with your sick blindness for favourite riders

@konradr5163

2 ай бұрын

@@sanchez231996 I mean...I guess I thought most would consider it an honor to be compared to the greatest ever in other sports (Jordan or tiger or Serena)...but maybe not?

tom is alwys honest - to make the race longer is so stupid

Lando norris of Cycling

@karl8805

2 ай бұрын

Over rated. Under performing. Fans defending him when jn reality, he isnt as good as the top guys?

@Sk1LLownzu

2 ай бұрын

@@karl8805what did I just read? Do you even know, what he has already won? Just few achievements: TDF 2x, II Lombardia 3x, Flanders 1x, Strade Bianche 2x, Liege - Bastogne - Liege 1x, 11 TDF stages…

@martinhh763

2 ай бұрын

@@karl8805 bro delete that comment

@S9999Frank

2 ай бұрын

He was obviously referring to Pidcock, you are talking about Verstappen aka Tadej 🙂@@Sk1LLownzu

@mracer8

2 ай бұрын

Colnago is not that much faster then other brand!@@S9999Frank

Please don't ever change Tom , Fantastic.

Dis Dude is DaBusNaz. Good stuff Bro

Thomas is so strong rider. Hope your win in classics in now year❤ . 2324

Bonjour moi perso j'aime les performances mais la partir a pré de 80 kms de l'arrivée et tenir sur une dizaine de coureurs sans faiblir bizarre mais bon pourtant ils ne s'amusait pas derrière

Tom is a really good guy and super Champion, all respect for him :-)

Got the quote of the race there from Pidcock. Ron B just doesn't miss

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Young jedi

Le Strade Bianche is the New Monument. The différence with the others Monuments is that nobody think about this race before the WWII...

As a cyclist, you can relate on what Tom says… its a testament to how strong these guys are, full gas at the start and you wont have anything when someone attacks… its pain tolerance really after fitness…

Perhaps it’s too early in the season for a race which is so hilly to be any longer than it was. And anyone who has ridden a bike on gravel roads knows they take more energy. OK Milan San Remo is 300 km but at least you can sit in the wheels for 80 - 90% of it. Pogi’s ride was out of this world but if the rest of the field is coming in in small groups that has to tell you something.

Pogacar is the greatest since Merckx. It is that simple. Pogo may well end up the best there ever was. If you know cycling you already knew that.

@karl8805

2 ай бұрын

Weeeeel.. Not sure about that lol.. Mvdp emters the chat

@StopTheRot

2 ай бұрын

@@karl8805yeah, it’s hard to compare Pog and MVDP. Both incredible talents. But Pog is such a ridiculous all-rounder.

@Sk1LLownzu

2 ай бұрын

@@karl8805MvDP is also a pure talent, but just for classics. He will never win any Grand Tour.. Pogacar, on the other hand, might win all three in his career. That is something what defines the greatest ever.

@user-rm1xg9yg9p

2 ай бұрын

A bit too early to say that

@Fabs821

2 ай бұрын

💯 juiced up

Tom and many of the other riders have already had plenty of racing as the season builds up, so for TP to win by that margin in his first race of the season is interesting. That was one boring race for the viewers at home.

He knows.

No real threat for Pogi from the start.

Since they were all dead bodies as Tom puts it I think he could have pulled off the same move because everybody was like WTF I'm not chasing that fool.

Are they doing all the same sport....?

Wondering if world tour riders are permitted to use Camelbaks?

@benbwaite9858

2 ай бұрын

Too much hassle getting on/off, they'd consume a full camel back in an hour or so, increase body temp, heavy, expensive if they were discarded like empty bottles. List could go on

"WTF!" I love his candidness.

@tripallen8043

2 ай бұрын

Was this a Flo post to youtube? Hey Flo, I’d liked to have watched Srade, and now, Paris-Nice, but you don’t serve my area. Well, then NOTE THAT PLEASE, on all such upcoming events and replays. You tease and waste my time. I am peaved.

Pogačar always have this kind of solo attacks, most of the time peloton, if properly organized, always catches up, this time they were totally unorganized at the back and that's why Pogačar was able to win.

Why wasn't he wearing the red bull helmet?

@leeghathaway

2 ай бұрын

My understanding, Tom is sponsored by Red Bull but Ineos are not, hence why he can’t wear a RB helmet whilst riding for ‘team’ Ineos. Cyclocross and MTB don’t count as he rides as an individual not for the team. Wout can race wearing an RB helmet because Lotto have RB as a team sponsor…

@tomrees4812

2 ай бұрын

Just to throw in another comment which is pure speculation on my part and that is I understand Red Bull are about to sponsor a pro team - I only heard this a couple of days ago and can’t remember which existing team they are going to partner with.

@ofeykalakar1

2 ай бұрын

@@tomrees4812Bora

@leeghathaway

2 ай бұрын

@@tomrees4812 RB have bought a majority stake in Bora. The deal goes beyond sponsorship.

It’s kind of a joke, honestly. Tadej’s only weakness (and he’s still one of the best in the world at it) are long, high altitude climbs. He’s arguably the best one day rider, the best stage race rider, top 2 climber, top 5 in the TT, top 5 roleur, really good sprinter. He’s like Merckx, but with much better competition. I’m extremely skeptical.

“I don’t know what to say tbh” is code for “he’s juiced up for sure”

Where's the interview with Pogi with the fella who asked Tadej "if likes the nickname The White Bullet?" to which he essentially responded "not really no, go back try again and we'll find a better one".. I've a couple suggestions which would suit perfectly. Due to him calling his shot, telling the entire field his strategy, and then proceeding to execute exactly that, all the while laughing in their faces and hardly breathing heavy.. He surely has to be given the nickname Pogstradamus! Or Prophetic Pogi (Ala Conor "Mystic Mac" McGregor)

I''m glad Britain still has some talent with Pidcock but when Pogacar leaves someone like that standing you really have too appreciate how good Podacar is.

Dang, they got gapped today. Boys were in the hurt locker.

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

yeah. Loved his reaction. So Tom Pidcock :)

TP keeping it real. You can take the lad out of Yorkshire but...

❤ Wtf😂😂😂😂

Wait until it rains during a ride and you have to clean grime out of every bushing in that system to it to work properly again. And then 3 month later the springs stretch out and suddenly they won’t rebound… Had this bike for two years and let’s just say I’m very happy to be on discs these days.

XDDDD

Lo pintaron😂

WTF, indeed.

WTF. Love him, lol

Wtf.... like wtf!

Tom welldone you are among the best would been better on the podium but tadaj was reaping the peleton apart

😂

Wtf?! 😂

Bad move to change the parkour

@andrewsandoz8005

2 ай бұрын

Parkour=course

Lol Piddock just needs to get more consistent wins and battling it out with the current generations... He's already got a winning personality and talent.

Hahaha WTF.

Truth is that there are 4/5 fenomenal riders, and than the rest. Tom isn't even in the top 10. He simply can do nothing, doesn't need to explain

@mattfearuk

2 ай бұрын

Sure he won last year and came 4th this year, but yea you’re right he’s not in the top 10 lol

@piripero5777

2 ай бұрын

@mattfearuk Pogačar Vingegaard Van der Poel Roglic Evenepoel Van Aert Pedersen Laporte A. Yates Tarling All better than Pidcock

@richardmiddleton7770

2 ай бұрын

@@piripero5777 not in this race!

@mattfearuk

2 ай бұрын

@@piripero5777 Sure they’re all incredible riders! But Id like to see any one of those riders listed win such a diverse range of races such as Strade bianche, alpe duez tour stage, Olympic mtb championship, world cx champs etc etc etc he’s a multi disciplinary rider and hasn’t even really started focusing on Grand tour gc ambitions yet. Saying one rider is ‘better’ than another is pretty short sighted & reductive.

Most boring edition ever? :)

@rappide

2 ай бұрын

@@pavelnedved3301Hi Pavel, no, I'm not brit, I think I'm closer to your border :) From racing point of view, he had best legs yesterday and he won, that's ok... but I'm cycling fan, I need some emotions and there was none. Womens race was much better :)

It was very shameful for all the racer who didn't work to get Poggi.

@carlrichards9333

2 ай бұрын

They tried Bro but they just couldn't....the boy POGOCAR is very gifted, he has that something beyond explanation....

@adriansmith5446

2 ай бұрын

Didn't look like they had the legs, tbh, collectively or not. As TP said, "wtf!?"

@gazelleonwheels

2 ай бұрын

@@carlrichards9333 well you also had riders chasing down every attack and telling the others to chill like when Lotto DSTNY did with like 40km to go… I feel like if a smaller group of 4 or 5 strong riders got away and worked together they might have atleast made it a closer race. But who knows 🤷🏽‍♂️

@carlrichards9333

2 ай бұрын

@@gazelleonwheels ....your hilarious 🤡...haven't you realised there are no "what's if's, maybes or butts" in life, there is only what there is and yesterday there was only POGOCAR annihilating the rest of the peloton...KENCO

This was the most boring Strade Bianche ever.

@JuvoII

2 ай бұрын

The girls had an awesome race, just like the omloop the other day excellent racing.

Tom is like Greg Vanavermat ( my favorite rider from Thats era), i.e. he may win some races, but will never have the palmares of the top riders of this generation. He obviously has a talent, and is skilled, but is not the same league as Tadej, Remco, MVP, WVA, or Primoz. Also, no way he was finishing second today, Maxim van gils and Tom Skujinš were clearly better, and smarter than him.

People want to say MVP is close to Pog. What a joke. First MVP will NEVER win a grand tour (very likely not even a podium finish) and Pog already has 2 TdF wins plus twice 2nd. When it came down to one on one at 2023 Flanders (supposed the best terrain for MVP) Pog rode away from him. Clear the Pog is far better than MVP.

@FloBikes

2 ай бұрын

Pog can do most terrains which is impressive

Total destruction