Tom Pidcock claims he is 'not good enough' to win Tour de France in 2023, targets stage wins

Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) wrote off his own hopes of winning the yellow jersey at the 2023 Tour de France before the first pedal stroke, telling Eurosport he was “not good enough” to top the general classification. The multi-talented Brit, who won atop Alpe d'Huez last year after a descending masterclass, said he would target stage victories again and «see what happens on GC».

Ad Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) are the runaway favourites for this year’s race, having won the last three editions between them. Tour de FranceIneos could have 'worst Tour de France with no GC leader' — Blythe6 HOURS AGO «Of course I want to try and win,» said Pidcock after being asked whether he was targeting GC or stages.

«I’m not good enough to win the GC this year, I can tell you that. But I want to try and win some stages and then see what happens on GC.

»Maybe at one point we’ll switch tactics and go solely for stages." Yellow jersey guide and ratings: Can anyone topple Vingegaard and Pogacar? Tour de France 2023 team guide: Start list, star riders for all 22 teams Tour de France stage guide as Pogacar and Vingegaard battle for yellow Pidcock is part of a makeshift Ineos line-up featuring the returning Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodriguez, with Eurosport expert Adam Blythe predicting the team could have their «worst Tour de France in terms of general classification hopes.» Ineos, previously Team Sky, once dominated the peloton at the Tour de France, winning the yellow jersey for five straight years from 2015 to 2019 through Chris Froome and Bernal. «For Ineos this could be a very different scenario for them — stage hunting, not a GC leader, not a chance of the yellow jersey in my