New footage backs up Tom Pidcock's anger after Tre Valli Varesine crash: 'These incidents must stop!'
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Follow us on GoogleTom Pidcock was and is furious after two Pinarello-Q36.5 teammates were knocked off their bikes by a police motorcycle riders during Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday. Pidcock, who finished second, even considered abandoning the Italian race. Afterwards, footage emerged providing evidence that things could have turned out very differently.
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Pidcock didn't expect Widar's explosive sprint
After crossing the finish line at Tre Valli Varesine, Pidcock spoke to Cycling Pro Net, where he briefly discussed his second-place finish, behind Jarno Widar and ahead of Matteo Jorgenson. He described the race as ‘unpredictable’.
"I’m pleased I was in contention for the podium, although it’s a shame I didn’t win,’ Pidcock continued, acknowledging that he had been caught out in the sprint by a surprisingly explosive Widar.
"I didn’t expect it at all, but it’s good to know for the future that he’s very fast. I went straight away when he went, but he had a gap straight away. A very impressive sprint – hats off to him."
Pidcock was second at the 2026 Tre Valli Varesine
Pidcock furious after Camprubi and Gloag were hit
Whether Pidcock would make it to the finish line was, in his own words, briefly in doubt. Halfway through the race, his team-mates Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag were hit by a police motorbike travelling in the opposite direction.
"I wanted to stop the race; I was furious," Pidcock snorted. "They were riding in front of me, and suddenly they were lying on the ground."
"Fortunately, Marcel was okay and could carry on. Tom seems to be okay too, although he did have to dismount. He’s had a few stitches in his knee. But this shouldn’t happen," said the Brit, who didn’t have any TV footage to show the severity of the situation.
'Fortunately’, there were photos from Pinarello-Q36.5, which showed in a single shot just how hard the collision had been.
'Fortunately’, there were photos from Pinarello-Q36.5, which showed in a single shot just how hard the collision had been.
Pidcock and teammates risk their lives
"It’s sad that you have to risk your life to be able to race, just one month after a tragic incident," Camprubi wrote alongside a photo of a completely shattered front fork on his social media channels.
He was, of course, referring to the death of Finlay Tarling at the Tour of Portugal earlier this year following a collision with a car during the race.
The Spaniard was backed by Pidcock, who wrote: ‘Fortunately, Marcel and Thomas are okay, but police motorbikes riding straight into the peloton during the race – that should never be allowed to happen. These incidents must stop!’
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