{"id":508861,"date":"2026-04-02T11:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508861\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:56:08","slug":"its-too-soon-to-say-when-he-could-be-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/508861\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s too soon to say when he could be back\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSpeaking to Domestique<\/a>, Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team<\/a> manager Doug Ryder<\/a> underlined just how uncertain the situation remains. \u201cThere\u2019s no firm idea or understanding when he will be back on a bike or racing at the moment,\u201d Ryder said.<\/p>\n

At present, the focus is not on a return date but on reducing swelling, which is still preventing a full evaluation of the injury. \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to get the fluid off the knee and the swelling down and all that kind of stuff, so we just have to wait,\u201d he explained. \u201cAs the swelling goes down, we can start to use the CT scans to understand more of the details.\u201d<\/p>\n

From lucky escape to uncertain recovery<\/p>\n

The contrast with the immediate aftermath of the crash is striking. Pidcock had been able to remount, change bikes and reach the finish despite the severity of the fall, which saw him end up off the road and out of sight, relying on radio communication to alert his team to his position.<\/p>\n

Now, however, the longer-term implications are coming into focus. \u201cThere\u2019s been some trauma there, but it all depends on how he responds, so we\u2019ll just have to wait and see,\u201d Ryder added. \u201cWe\u2019d rather be a bit more cautious.\u201d<\/p>\n

That cautious approach leaves his short-term programme unclear, with the Ardennes Classics approaching but no certainty over whether he will be fit to take part. \u201cIt\u2019s too soon to say,\u201d Ryder said. \u201cWe\u2019ve prepared for both circumstances, but it\u2019s too soon to say when he could be back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/p>\n

Tom Pidcock at the 2026 Volta a Catalunya<\/p>\n

Beyond Pidcock\u2019s individual situation, the crash has also sharpened attention on rider safety. After leaving the road and going into a ravine, he was out of sight from the race convoy, with his team car over a kilometre away at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team car was 1.2k down the road, so that\u2019s an indicator for us all to do a better job collectively,\u201d Ryder said, pointing towards ongoing discussions around the potential use of GPS tracking.<\/p>\n

For now, though, the immediate priority remains recovery, with Pidcock\u2019s return date still undefined after a crash that initially appeared to be a fortunate escape, but has since developed into a more uncertain situation.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Speaking to Domestique, Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team manager Doug Ryder underlined just how uncertain the situation…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":508862,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,161666,148137,101,44575,56,54,55,109652],"class_list":{"0":"post-508861","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-doug-ryder","10":"tag-pinarello-q36-5-pro-cycling-team","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-tom-pidcock","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-unitedkingdom","16":"tag-volta-a-catalunya"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/508862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}