Pidcock Goes From Last To First In The Mountain Bike World Cup Cross-Country Short Track

Pidcock Goes From Last To First In The Mountain Bike World Cup Cross-Country Short Track | Eurosport

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Жыл бұрын

Deciding to race only hours before the event, Tom Pidcock comes from behind to take an unexpected victory.
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@drewhart843 Жыл бұрын

Big training ride in the morning, signs up late for the Short Track... goes on to win! So proud of Tom - phenomenal!

@SpectralizerYT Жыл бұрын

Superb title choice, thanks for not spoiling anything :)

@stevenbell482 Жыл бұрын

that guy is just a phenomenon. Salute!!!!

@wsmc723 Жыл бұрын

When I watch these guys digging deep when they put in an effort, I feel so grateful I am a bike rider because even tho I'm clearly not at their level, it doesn't matter because I also know what it's like to feel that way. I love that feeling. That was a beautiful race.

@TheGerm24 Жыл бұрын

This is awesome. I've never seen mountain bike short track. It reminds me of a criterium, but with more bumps.

@CastleKnight7 Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of BMX racing.

@geyster97531 Жыл бұрын

Probably raised a million times but the spoilers in the title kinda kill the excitement of getting surprised by the result. Please Eurosport, reconsider doing that?

@Alex-mq4qe Жыл бұрын

I watched because I wanted to see how he did it

@gasten1236 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I clicked because of the spoiler tbh

@mauort6870 Жыл бұрын

Yup. Everyone loves nice last to first story

@christellelemaire9749 Жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@eleycki Жыл бұрын

They don’t care what we think.

@carlogalindo Жыл бұрын

Tom is an awesome rider with an awesome mtb!

@AdventureCampingAustralia Жыл бұрын

Dude is such an amazing bike handler. How the heck he sticks to the ground when others would slide is beyond comprehension. Watch that final corner again, he gaps them all.

@paddyotoole2058 Жыл бұрын

A low centre of gravity helps. He’s only 5 feet 7 inches. Also not much mass; he weighs less than 60kg.

@dakalla Жыл бұрын

@@paddyotoole2058 And then he still go the power to outsprint the big guys!

@Actualhumanlive Жыл бұрын

@@paddyotoole2058 this, and he "rides on his feet" where he seems to have an ability to drive the centrifugal force down between the wheels in curves, much like a super G skier

@joneinarmattiasvisser6113 Жыл бұрын

@@dakalla power is not everything in a sprint. Yes it's important, but just as in cycling ortrack cycling, aerodynamics play aslo a big role, and weight a bit. His small statue makes for a mlre aero ride probably...

@S0ulinth3machin3 7 ай бұрын

@@paddyotoole2058 height doesn't matter, but I agree that his weight does. Less centripetal force. The other, bigger factor is his technique. He has great technique. Leans the bike way over while keeping his weight above the line between the tire contact patches. The current examples I'd give of height not mattering is Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert. Those two are tall and they're just as fast as Pidcock through turns. The three of them represent the bike racer of the future, able to be great in all disciplines.

@simongilliat2205 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic coverage! Chapeau

@quentinmoreau8687 Жыл бұрын

More exciting than road racing ! No road furniture to worry about!

@mikeyf8195 Жыл бұрын

Well done Tom

@triztenklk Жыл бұрын

Super impressive. Fitness Grit and determination personified! Well done sir.

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

you'd think a supposed mountain bike race would have features requiring an actual mountain bike? Pro CX courses are more technical than that short track. I'll bet Tom was wishing he could be on his CX bike. The XC course was fantastic!

@PatrycjaPradzinska-we8bc Жыл бұрын

Pidcock is a fantastic cyclist, I watch him in cyclo cross and which is the most important for him according sprints even in MTB, road cycling, he got me, he's multiskilled and he is from Leeds where I live from many years.

@cb6866 Жыл бұрын

This man is amazing...tough as nails !

@cdkmonkey2699 Жыл бұрын

Ay Yorkshire lad he is .

@cb6866 Жыл бұрын

@@cdkmonkey2699 That he is !

@andrewgreenwood8727 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Super Tom,he is a modern day unique talent !! The next generation!!!!

@christianvigal441 Жыл бұрын

He is the tour de france stage winner he knows what is takes to win

@itwoznotme Жыл бұрын

i just love watching sports people who are operating on a different level.

@josecamacho794 Жыл бұрын

this guy was just a class above everyone else, just in the right position all the time in the short track and even crashing in the olympic and still winning ! You can see he loves it and thats what i like the most about his showing. Can anyone beat him, MVDP ?

@briz1965 Жыл бұрын

good lad!

@danm9297 Жыл бұрын

Proper legend. Well done Tom. 💪🏻

@CrazyAboutLife Жыл бұрын

These spoiler titles is next level

@usoksmoke9409 Жыл бұрын

Beast

@trentvlak Жыл бұрын

Those Race Kings didn't seem to slow Pidcock down on any of the corners!

@alinapopescu872 Жыл бұрын

Tom Pidcock ❤️❤️❤️

@scottperine8027 Жыл бұрын

Wish he was at the Giro d’Italia the way he’s racing!!!

@adam-qu6dh Жыл бұрын

characters like him are defo missing from cycling (I mean road cycling)

@magiller2010 11 ай бұрын

To be fair you'd think he was up there all race without the spoiler title. . he makes up unbelievable ground 😳

@eleycki Жыл бұрын

Go on Tom!!!

@newsoundism Жыл бұрын

Pidcock 4 Prime Minister!

@branislavtrninic4505 Жыл бұрын

Wicked boy

@Ghostina1 Жыл бұрын

that new Dogma XC Bike is awesome!

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

On the short track Pidcock could have just taken his Pinarello Dogma F with 28mm tyres and rimbrakes.

@GBlackeagle Жыл бұрын

Impressive.

@Malte1878 Жыл бұрын

#BeastMode : ON

@mididoctors Жыл бұрын

They must hate it when he turns up

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

Just like the pro CX guys hate it when WVA and MVDP show up for the last half of the CX season.

@soldersucker1 Жыл бұрын

you edited the Pidcock attack out WTF

@conorm121 Жыл бұрын

Loved it all, but a little bit of coordination between the two commentators is needed. Spoke over each other more often than not.

@andystone5487 Жыл бұрын

Let's remember..... He went solo and won on Alpe D Huez....! 👍 🚴‍♂️ 💪 💪 💪

@tommykarate6226 Жыл бұрын

modern XC is like 90s DH

@gesmondfarrugia1109 Жыл бұрын

Pidcock is the best

@nikolavrckovic1588 Жыл бұрын

This is cyclocross or gravel race?

@qingyuhu Жыл бұрын

Smart racing by Pidcock, stayed up front and do the work for everyone else is not the smartest move.

@willross5108 Жыл бұрын

Fun crit! I’m guessing Pids has most criterium experience and wins out of these guys?

@xx765 Жыл бұрын

In terms of recovery during multiple days of racing, the average mountain biker cannot compare to guys who ride grand tours.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

Also the short track could've been ridden by any grand tour rider on their TT bike. Honestly i'd find amateur XCM events a lot more interesting then this stuff.

@shoumikdas4674 Жыл бұрын

@@1barnet1 best Tt riders are too heavy & big for mountain bike. different sport, different requiements...MTB is not just about power but a combination of both power & technique.

@shoumikdas4674 Жыл бұрын

xx765.....Doesnt matter....every sport has its own challenge. there is a cyclist who was an MTB'r in his younger days went on to take a hattrick of UCI Road titles....Peter Sagan. Also there's egan Bernal, who is when fit, can give challenge to any other roadie. He was a sliver medalist in Junior XCO. Never seen an Roadie take up a challenge to shift from Road cycling to MTB except Van der Poel although he is a mutant & has exceptional vo2 max. Again, Every sport has different sets of challenges.

@kevingregoire1042 Жыл бұрын

Too contrasty images. I’m sure it was challenging conditions, If possible with less contrast the light to dark would be less brutal, and picking up fast passing details would be easier to the eyes. Even if this means a bit more speed blurring, we could have done with.

@thomasgill223 Жыл бұрын

Can you guys stop announcing the winner in the title? Not only is that incredibly stupid and likely to generate much less views (would you rather watch a sporting event where you know the outcome or one where you didn't), it's so stupid it's almost a form violence.

@wb2608 Жыл бұрын

It's annoying af.

@davejohnson607 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully Tom's at the tdf in July showing the way up the mountain passes.

@royayersrules Жыл бұрын

It's not really against all odds - Pidcock has done the same thing at least twice.

@rsam346 4 ай бұрын

Please stop spoiling in the title. But great highlights.

@vilmarojas693 Жыл бұрын

tom pidcock looks so small against the other two following him in the sprint

@PhilAndersonOutside Жыл бұрын

At the rate he's going, he's going to win the Tour, maybe 2025.

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

Man. Wanna see MvdP in this. He would destroy everyone haha

@halimarrasyid8754 Жыл бұрын

Nope, it's just second or third priority among best rider in the world. Pidcock go here because he can farm medals without too much sweat.

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

@@halimarrasyid8754 Im well aware friend. Would just be an amazing spectacle to watch, no one will come close on a parcours like this. And although he is my personal favourite, my countryman after all, and just an absolute ANIMAL... He is not the best in the world haha. Some small Slovenian somewhere.

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

@@dpcater Could be, yeah. He sure did in the Olympic final. Absolutely GREAT comparison my man, seeing how MvdP crashed out first lap. AND the parcours being a mountain, basically. Pidcock is the (way) better climber. This stuff? Speed? Acceleration? He wouldnt even hold the wheel.

@LongbranchOlivetti Жыл бұрын

He's just better. He makes a 10 time world champion look like an amateur.

@bryangener Жыл бұрын

Lol how so? He’s what 14 years younger then Nino and 10 less world titles. Still a lot to prove he’s better.

@matthiasstein3167 Жыл бұрын

And in this year's cross season against Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert, it was Tom who looked like an amateur. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. I would love to see these three cross riders do a full XCO season against Nino in his prime. Are they really better? We will never know it. Nino is a legend, Tim won't become that with two or three races a year. But he is an incredibly versatile rider. Unfortunately, road racing is about more money....

@djlager 11 ай бұрын

He’s a new generation of decent riders and smashes most of the older athletes. Just a different level on any bike

@b-manz Жыл бұрын

Spoiler alert.

@fernandotosettomonchero Жыл бұрын

O cara larga em último e ganha. E o Avancini? 29o....

@strindberg8764 Жыл бұрын

Sorry for an ignorant question from someone who knows f'all about Mountainbiking (this is the first race I have ever seen) but wouldn't it be faster with a crossbike on this course?

@islarun4103 Жыл бұрын

Cyclocross winning ❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@th24gg19 Жыл бұрын

Why did he start last?

@chromebook2724 Жыл бұрын

2 people dropped out pre-race due to illness so he was the last entrant.

@prof_hu Жыл бұрын

Where are the mountains?

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

You don't need actual mountains for an proper trail with decent TTF's. But it does require an organisation that actually understands mountainbiking and that 2 logs on an unpaved road isn't going to cut it for an world cup event,

@MyDadWasALifeguard Жыл бұрын

An economy-sized stone cold killah

@abastabul9115 Жыл бұрын

the deeeescent, the deeeescent!

@azhardhawan7390 9 ай бұрын

My friend put this bike together for his son and before I knew it he was done kzfaq.infoUgkxHL1v1R3NE5x4KiYfyt8dnQmyNYz7qi5L When the son came to put it together he was surprised to see it was already done. All he had to do was take the bike to get air and be on his way. My friend did not have any major problems putting this bike together; small issue was putting one of the brakes on straight; however when the son got home he was able to fix it. The bike rides well gears move correctly; good bike for the price. Wrote review after the son took the bike. Sorry.

@tonypapas9854 Жыл бұрын

Another spoiler thumbnail - I guess every cycling channel does the same dumb stuff.

@2011hwalker Жыл бұрын

So bizarre they do this. Idiotic.

@scooter2163 Жыл бұрын

on the other hand, the thumbnail and title of the vid DO draw interest immediately and initiate clicks, so there is that too. for those of us that maintain an interest, we will click anyway, but if there's a chance to draw in more people that would otherwise move along then that's good for the sport. no floppers here, these guys are old school tough, strong, and entertaining! try those lenses on, Tony.

@LaRhdevu Жыл бұрын

Don't like if the hole story in the title...so it's boring to watch...

@WanderingSword Жыл бұрын

only if Pidcock can win on the road.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

He has won in the road as well. That he hasn’t been able to dominate the sport doesn’t mean he isn’t an amazing athlete that is definitely above the pack.

@WanderingSword Жыл бұрын

@1barnet1 well you're not wrong. He's above average rider. I was more alluding to the fact that he can't beat the top roadies unless the first finish is a daring descent in the wet to the finish line like recently in San Remo where he dropped all the roadies in the wet descent.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

@@WanderingSword His descent is his signature weapon for sure. But he also has the KOM on the alp'd huez. He is a weapon both down and uphill. But he seems to be lacking consistency of an GC rider and he isn't good enough in TT's yet.

@mikeecker Жыл бұрын

More bla bla bla from euro spoiler!

@ksmoghadam Жыл бұрын

why even bother riding fs bikes, that trail looked so tame, may as well just cross rip it

@KingDick Жыл бұрын

They Have to ride the same bike in the Xcc and the xco and the Xco was much tougher

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

@@KingDick sure but one would expect at least a few technical features in a mntn bike race. We all heard how Cervalo replaced the rear shock w/ a piece of aluminum for the short track.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

I could have won that race. If i was allowed to race on my gravelbike.

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

@@1barnet1 I can't say that. I can say I wouldn't have needed my mntn bike to ride it.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

@@samj1185 on my gravel I am 5-6 Kph faster on equiv. Effort. Compared to my carbon 29er hard tail. That’s 30 kph average compared to 24 kph on the same smooth gravel trails in my backyard during an training ride. This difference extends at higher speeds. That said if Tom would grab his CX bike. I wouldn’t stand an chance in hell of maintaining his wheel for an single lap.

@julianassange71 Жыл бұрын

20 min race makes world cup material? what a joke!

@barneyklingenberg4078 Жыл бұрын

What an disgrace of an parcours

@trentvlak Жыл бұрын

How would you change it?

@barneyklingenberg4078 Жыл бұрын

For starters no no long flat tarmac sections not flat grass sections. Honestly there are so many beautiful trails. Everywhere. Pick one and get the event there.

@daveland3599 Жыл бұрын

Boring I know, but presumably you want the biggest number of viewers. So if you tell them the main spolier, then loads of people won’t watch it.

@Yoda-em5mt Жыл бұрын

Is it just me because that course is just fkn pathetic what has happenned to mtb .

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

agree with regards to that short track. basically a gravel race on slower bikes. The XC course was very good.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

@@samj1185 The XC course had some reasonable sections. But nothing spectacular either.

@samj1185 Жыл бұрын

@@1barnet1 Agreed. We've all seen far more impressive. I admit the course would have flattened me but I'm not a pro.

@huwprice881 Жыл бұрын

I really don’t understand Pidcock, pratting about in these Micky Mouse races, but I guess the money is attractive if Red Bull are involved, and he isn’t the full ticket on the road, so maybe this is a good way to save face.

@colincampbell4261 Жыл бұрын

He has ŵon a grand tour stage, has he not?

@traderz13 Жыл бұрын

@@colincampbell4261 alp d’huez no less

@Levelc Жыл бұрын

He won the Strade Bianche this year, was 2nd at Liege-Baston-Liege and placed 3rd at the Amstel gold race.

@1barnet1 Жыл бұрын

Pidcock has won an stage in the TDF. And it was the biggest one as well. He has ridiculous bike control and he is a very good but not exceptional climber.