Tom Pidcock 'getting better every day' as he edges closer to Tour of Britain lead

The Yorkshireman is now just three seconds away from the overall lead as the race approaches the Isle of Wight finale

Tom Pidcock
(Image credit: SW Pix)

Tom Pidcock put his frustrations to bed on stage five of the Tour of Britain as the Ineos Grenadiers star picked up crucial bonus seconds in the fight for the overall win. 

The Leeds-born rider finished third on the day’s stage won by Jordi Meus of Bora-Hansgrohe meaning he now sits just three seconds away from the race lead of Gonzalo Serrano of Movistar. 

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.