Tom Pidcock says he’s ‘strong and fit’ and ready to go ahead of Opening Weekend

Pidcock set to lead the line for Ineos Grenadiers in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday

Tom Pidcock
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Tom Pidcock says he is "in a good place" ahead of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad on Saturday and will look to take the race on against Wout van Aert, who is the outright favourite for the win. 

Pidcock will go into the first cobbled Classic of the season after finishing sixth in the general classification at the recent Volta ao Algarve. The Ineos Grenadier explained that he is happy with his fitness ahead of Saturday’s test. 

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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.