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Tom Pidcock surprising in MTB: wins the World Cup in Pal Arinsal

After almost a year of absence from the discipline, the British rider from the Q36.5 Pro Cycling team won the race cross-country at Pal Arinsal, in Andorra, 21 seconds ahead of the Frenchman Luca Martin, who was also slowed down by a puncture.

Written by

David Finetto

13 July 2025

Mountain bike winner celebrates triumph with raised arm, enthusiastic crowd and prominent sponsors.

A mountain biker at the finish line, with spectators and sponsors, in an outdoor mountain bike race.

Tom Pidcock returned to mountain bike racing and did so in the best possible way: with a victory. Third place went to another Briton, Charlie Aldridge, who finished 52 seconds behind the two-time Olympic champion in the discipline. The Italians also performed well: Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto finished fifth and tenth, respectively, 1'16" and 1'44" behind.

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Written by David Finetto

ppgad@pucrs.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').

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1.	PIDCOCK Thomas	1:20:30
2.	MARTIN Luke (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING)	1:20:51 +21
3.	ALDRIDGE Charlie (CANNONDALE FACTORY RACING)	1:21:22 +52
4.	AZZARO Mathis (ORIGINE RACING DIVISION)	1:21:34 + 1: 04
5.	BRAIDOT Luke (WILIER-VITTORIA FACTORY TEAM)	1:21:46 + 1: 16
6.	VIDAURRE KOSSMANN Martin (SPECIALIZED FACTORY RACING)	1:21:48 + 1: 18
7.	SCHURTER Nino (SCOTT-SRAM MTB RACING TEAM)	1:21:49 + 1: 19
8.	DUBAU Joshua (DECATHLON FORD RACING TEAM)	1:21:50 + 1: 20
9.	CINK Ondrej (CUBE FACTORY RACING)	1:21:53 + 1: 23
10.	AVONDETTO Simone (WILIER-VITTORIA FACTORY TEAM)	1:22:14 + 1: 44

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