Tom Pidcock 'faultless' in Strade Bianche 2023 masterclass as Eurosport experts hail 'fantastic' ride

Eurosport's experts have given their reactions to the astonishing triumph from Britain's Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) at the 2023 Strade Bianche on Saturday afternoon. The 23-year-old all-rounder decided to go for victory in the final 50km of what proved to be an enthralling and thrilling edition of the famous race, and he was never caught on the approach to Siena.

Ad Pidcock became the first male British rider in history to win on the white roads of Tuscany with what was a stunning solo victory as he again underlined his outrageous talent as place as a potentially dominant force in the sport. Strade BiancheWatch Pidcock receive trophy on podium after Strade Bianche triumph4 HOURS AGO Adam Blythe, Dani Rowe and Dan Lloyd were all left blown away by the Brit's inspired ride in a performance that was described as «faultless» on one of the biggest stages in cycling.

«As soon as he was 30-40km out, he just kept that pace the whole time,» Blythe said on the Eurosport post-race show The Breakaway. «He paced it beautifully.

I mean, if you want a faultless ride, it was that basically — not panicking, not getting stressed, not really looking over his shoulder. »For Tom, it was a case of committing, pacing yourself and do not worry about what they are doing.

«The team-mates on other teams were not really working together well enough, and it looked like they were in it for themselves, really, trying to take their own chance. Superb Pidcock creates history as first British male winner of Strade Bianche Vollering beats team-mate Kopecky to win thrilling Strade Bianche Donne sprint finish »The other riders were just gambling on the final climb and from that, Tom hugely benefited because everyone else was just watching each other.