{"id":413151,"date":"2026-01-16T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/413151\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:56:08","slug":"tom-pidcock-presents-his-spring-plans-full-calendar-for-pinarello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/413151\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Pidcock presents his spring plans: full calendar for Pinarello"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What a year 2025 has been for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/tom-pidcock\" title=\"Tom Pidcock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Pidcock<\/a>. The Brit made a surprising move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/q365-pro-cycling\" title=\"Q36.5 Pro Cycling\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Q36.5 Pro Cycling<\/a>, but quickly showed it was the right decision. After his podium finish in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, he is now hoping to take another step forward in 2026: the programme of the Pinarello\u2013Q36.5 Pro Cycling leader has been announced.<br \/>The start of the year looks very different compared to last season. Whereas he began winning almost immediately in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/cycling\/-anyone-who-saw-tom-pidcock-dominate-for-q365-on-a-22-percent-climb-shouldve-known-better-back-then\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">AlUla Tour<\/a> back in January, the diminutive climber now hopes to kick off his campaign at the Vuelta a la Regi\u00f3n de Murcia. That means he will not be seen on the road until February, specifically on 13 and 14 February. He will then head via the Cl\u00e1sica Ja\u00e9n and the Vuelta a Andaluc\u00eda to Belgium, where Omloop Het Nieuwsblad awaits.<br \/>This marks the beginning of Pidcock\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/classics\" title=\"Classics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">classics<\/a> spring, with plenty of major one-day races pencilled into his calendar. After Het Nieuwsblad, he travels to Italy for Strade Bianche, where he finished second last year. Via Milano\u2013Torino, he then lines up for Milan\u2013San Remo, where he hopes to improve on his 40th place from 2025.The focus then shifts to the Ardennes, one of Pidcock\u2019s biggest objectives for 2026. He will prepare for the hilly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idlprocycling.com\/classics\" title=\"Classics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">classics<\/a> at the Volta a Catalunya, before the Ardennes campaign begins with Brabantse Pijl on 17 April. Two days later, he will start the Amstel Gold Race, followed by La Fl\u00e8che Wallonne and Li\u00e8ge\u2013Bastogne\u2013Li\u00e8ge. That final race is his biggest target of the spring, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinarello-q36-5.com\/news\/tom-pidcock-sets-his-2026-spring-road-programme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to his team<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading below the photo!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tom-pidcock-alula-tour-696a15171272f.jpg@webp.webp\" class=\"w-auto h-auto\" alt=\"tom pidcock alula tour\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Pidcock began winning early in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Pidcock \u2018keeps it fresh\u2019 with new schedule<\/p>\n<p>Pidcock is satisfied with the first block of his season. \u201cMy schedule stays quite similar to previous years,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But adding in some new races to keep things fresh. But also to give time to training blocks and periodisation to make sure I am ready for the races that matter most!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of Pidcock\u2019s programme remains something of a mystery. His team has not yet received confirmation of a start place in the Tour de France, but it seems likely that an invitation will follow. If that happens, it would again make sense for the British leader to head to Barcelona. A start in the Giro d&#8217;Italia appears far less likely, given his demanding spring campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What a year 2025 has been for Tom Pidcock. 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