Tom Pidcock wins again at AlUla Tour to cement GC lead

British rider makes it two wins in four days for new Q36.5 team on stage four

Tom Pidcock wins stage four of the AlUla Tour
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Tom Pidcock won his second race in four days for Q36.5 on Friday, winning stage four of the AlUla Tour to the Skyviews of Harrat Uwayrid, and tightening his grip on the general classification in the process.

The 25-year-old, who joined from Ineos Grenadiers in the off-season, won stage two on Wednesday to claim the lead of the race, and won again to now lead by 29 seconds.

"On a climb that steep I went to the bottom to set my own pace," he said. "Offence is the best form of defense, sometimes. When I came to this race, they said it’s normally a tailwind up here, but it was a headwind. It was a long eight kilometers.

"There were four guys behind me, and I don’t know how well they were working but I was on my own. I'm a guy who likes to get out the saddle, and you can't get out of the saddle at 40kph. It was a long way, but I am happy. I extended my lead, and this gives us a buffer going into tomorrow. I did a lot of training that helps me do these efforts. This week I set a new 5–10-minute power record so I am definitely in good shape."

"I'm super happy. I looked at tomorrow’s stage and I think it will be windy so it will be a stressful day to hold this jersey," he continued. "It’s definitely not over but I think I couldn’t have done much more up till now."

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW in 2021 he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to riding bikes.

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