Tour de France: Tom Pidcock targets stage wins and GC success ahead of Bilbao Grand Depart - 'I want to achieve both'

Tom Pidcock is feeling confident ahead of the Tour de France and is targeting stage wins and winning the general classification. The Ineos Grenadiers rider is ready to jostle with the likes of Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) for the yellow jersey, hoping that his experience on the mountains will give him an ideal start. Ad Stage 1 will see riders take part in a hilly opener going to and from Bilbao, which takes in 3,300 metres of vertical gain.

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Like I’ve said before, I want to try and win from the lead group or the favourites group and not from the breakaway which then keeps me on GC. “I think I am in good shape. I know from training in the past week that I’m going pretty good.