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Tom Pidcock does 190km of training after winning the Cup

Tom Pidcock completes 190 km with 2000m of elevation gain, at an average of almost 32 km / h, to "recover" from the victory in Albstadt.

Written by

David Finetto

May 9, 2022

Tom Pidcock approached his recovery day very differently from most other athletes.

Current XCO races are pure explosiveness: very intense and prolonged efforts that usually leave a mark on the body of the runners. The standard procedure, after an XCO race at the highest levels, is a regenerative training: an active rest with which to start preparing the body for the next big effort. Especially knowing that this Friday there is already the Short Track and Sunday the Nove Mesto test. But that's not Tom Pidcock's strategy.

thomas pidcock — Thomas Pidcock - © Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool

190km of training at an average speed of 32,7km / h with more than 2.000m of elevation gain seems serious training for any cyclist on the planet, but that's what Tom Pidcock decided to do the day after he won (with authority ) in the XCO World Cup in Albstadt. He decided to get to Nove Mesto by bike: that Ineos didn't give him the van to use?

It started from Albstadt and reached the Czech Republic (Hořovice), about half of the way to Nove Mesto.

For comparison, Vlad dascalu did a workout of just over 1 hour and less than 30 km. Others have extended the day more, as in the case of Thomas Litscher and its nearly 3 hours to cover 78 km. But far from the 6 hours of Pidcock.

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Written by David Finetto

famac@famac.ind.br I am passionate about everything that has 2 wheels: in my youth I practiced competitive cycling on the road and on the track with good results. At the age of 18 I moved to cross country competing at national/international level as U23. Once I passed Elite, I made the choice to take things easier from the training point of view, and that's how my love for gravity disciplines was born, training as an FCI MTB instructor and guide. Now I have made my passion my profession by managing 3 MTB centers on the island of Elba (Elba MTB), creating the FANTAmtb and telling in an ironic but professional way, everything that revolves around MTB thanks to 365mountainbike and 365TV (YouTube 'PULITI dentro BIKER fuori').