Tom Pidcock drops a descending masterclass during Stage 12 of 2022 Tour de France

Tom Pidcock drops a descending masterclass during Stage 12 of 2022 Tour de France | Eurosport

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@petyrkowalski9887 Жыл бұрын

Great descending skills are underrated in my opinion. Tom has skills like a motoGP and alpine downhill skier combined. Amazing.

@pauledmonds3249 Жыл бұрын

Underrated?? I think not my friend, all the top riders have had to get good at descending to get where they are today.

@Designandrew Жыл бұрын

its called mountain biking

@stopmotionbricks1648 Жыл бұрын

@@Designandrew you are right pidcock is a cross racer and a mountain biking Olympic gold medalust

@ritid69 Жыл бұрын

Without the engine and snow of course

@petyrkowalski9887 Жыл бұрын

@@ritid69 or skis or engine

@colm1478 Жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget this was on his way to winning the stage to Alpe D’Huez. Doesn’t get bigger on the Tour. Chapeau!

@lamafarouche 5 күн бұрын

And on Bastille day ! He really deserved this stage win !

@botbenz Жыл бұрын

TDF rookie giving a masterclass. Epic. He rode the turns like they had berms, except they didn't. Riveting.

@thirdeyeblind6369 Жыл бұрын

I reckon this is where his MTB experience serves him extremely well. He has no fear of taking the absolute line of limit. Fantastic riding.

@ironmantooltime Жыл бұрын

Like for the rhyme 🤟

@disenchantedwanderer9033 Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal descending from Pidcock. A joy to watch, the way he picks his route. You can really see his other disciplines working for him.

@unospeedo Жыл бұрын

And he took a swig from his waterbottle! A masterful performance.

@jonaslind7085 Жыл бұрын

When they said he is also a MTB champ it clicked. Cornering - while such a simple thing - can take a lifetime to master and he just has way more practise.

@ssmmothers Жыл бұрын

That lad is gonna be a legend.incredible bike handling 👍👍👍👍👍👊

@user-pj5gz9js4w Жыл бұрын

I have been watching tdf for almost 32 years and no one can beat this guy when it comes to the courage and the skills needed for downhilling

@cameronglover7261 Жыл бұрын

Allaphilipe/Sagan the only 2 I can think of with similar skill sets really

@filippoprocopio9184 Жыл бұрын

Bardet/Nibali

@brontok8460 Жыл бұрын

Matej mohoric also

@filippoprocopio9184 Жыл бұрын

Bonifazio at Milano Sanremo

@robinbarton7390 Жыл бұрын

Cancellara, who's probably faster because he weighs 2x Pidcocks

@mettacitta2000 Жыл бұрын

Masterful descending but lets not forget the amazing camerawork too 👍

@robertfox882 11 ай бұрын

Definitely.. and the motorbike rider...👍

@alanwllms5172 Жыл бұрын

The way he went past Froome was classic Valentino Rossi

@jimmysuardzliners8773 Жыл бұрын

And without put out the leg. 😉

@danm9297 Жыл бұрын

Watched it live. Dude is special.

@Atzan Жыл бұрын

Love the way Louvel reacts in surprise at 1:03 by getting up on the pedals to try and recover after Pidcock's done him up like a kipper.

@mf8080 Жыл бұрын

This is really impressive

@a.sarmiento5116 Жыл бұрын

Awww ... should cover a whole clip of his descending. Mesmerizing!

@alesgrdjan1406 Жыл бұрын

Let's go for the descent race between Nibali, Mohoric, van Aert, Alaphilippe and Pidcock.

@tomaskollar9507 Жыл бұрын

And Sagan ;)

@TheMortenbrenoe Жыл бұрын

Norsgaard has KOM downhill on Galibier :)

@alesgrdjan1406 Жыл бұрын

@@tomaskollar9507 yes, i forgot Sagan. sorry :D.

@Fyr35555 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMortenbrenoe which one? I think there is Emma Norsgaard in the women's peloton but she also has a brother iirc

@jattermann Жыл бұрын

@@Fyr35555 the Brother, Mathias Norsgaard

@craigevans8912 Жыл бұрын

Incredible descending 🤯

@LeSkazi 11 ай бұрын

Mad skills, big respect.

@foxxymorony Жыл бұрын

Incredible

@helenatrela786 Жыл бұрын

Incredible. Love it

@kingwilliamthefourthguesth3659 Жыл бұрын

Learnt that in the hills and dales of Yorkshire - Go Tom !!

@theyorkshirepudding2656 Жыл бұрын

❤️

@barking_mad6649 11 ай бұрын

Another Yorkie 👍❤️

@julibraxd 7 ай бұрын

I did this descent a few weeks ago and was scared going 50 Km/h. Sharp corners, no barriers and crosswinds made it very challenging. I can only admire Tom Pidcock for his courage and skill!

@tekkta Жыл бұрын

Trust a mountain biker to show you how descending is done.

@ifitrollsrideit530 Жыл бұрын

You mean trust a cyclocross rider. ;)

@bitchoflivingblah Жыл бұрын

MBR magazine headed a piece on their online section with 'Mountain biker wins Tour De France stage over Alpe D'Huez'. Not that he's the first notable MB winner, others include Cadel Evans (winner overall 2011) and MvdP.

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

He isnt a mountainbiker. Cyclocross.

@joneinarmattiasvisser6113 Жыл бұрын

@@aiarta2280 He is both. How can you not be a cyclocross ride an be world champion. But also, how can you not win Olympic gold in mtb if you aren't a mtb'er? And also count cyclist.

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

@@joneinarmattiasvisser6113 Well sure. Agreed. But what would be more apt concerning Pidcock? Is he a mountainbiker who shows everyone how to do descents or cyclocross? Or is he a cyclocrosser who shows how mountainbiking is done? Its pretty obvious right haha. He is, just like MvdP, a cyclocrosser who shows mountainbikers how mountainbiking is done. Not talking downhill mtb, of course

@odbguy5886 Жыл бұрын

I don't know what was more amazing.. Tom's descent 🤯 Or the amount of variation in the spelling of his name, Pidcock on the subtitles 😂

@camillaericajuliarandal332 Жыл бұрын

The danish commentators said during broadcast that he should be named cockpit instead as it was like watching a fighter plane

@michaelfink5054 Жыл бұрын

Those descending skills are ridiculous. 😮😮😮

@marccarter1350 Жыл бұрын

This in 35 years of watching racing is some of the best technical descending I have every seen. His climbing after was great. He disappeared after such a performance. Which is very normal. That makes me think that he is clean.

@staggabob Жыл бұрын

Tom's incredible but how about some recognition for the camera bike pilot and cameraman in this descent. Tipping that heavy bike with 2 people and all the gear through these tight turns while avoiding the riders takes real skill!

@fenderac3049 9 ай бұрын

Man and machine as one - brilliant.

@johnweaire3389 Жыл бұрын

The best I have ever seen in 60 years of watching cycling !

@renekadijk6108 11 ай бұрын

Sorry, I have watched also for 60 years and the unbelievable courageous Delgado was absolutely the best, always with his head over his steering wheel, which is pretty dangerous and is now forbidden. He always won at least one minute on all his competitors downhill. Lucien Aimar, the winner of the Tour the France in 1966, won this race also downhill.

@liviosinibaldi3632 Жыл бұрын

Just, wow!!!

@deadnicedave Жыл бұрын

Speeds of up to 120 kph puts this into context. Context is Unreal. Crazy skills from Pidcock

@boiledelephant Жыл бұрын

I actually find the idea of being a motorbike pillion cameraman slightly more terrifying, at least Tom is in control of his vehicle.

@alanwllms5172 Жыл бұрын

For those who can remember, Cancellara in 2009 through the cars

@thingswelike Жыл бұрын

That was what sprung immediately to my mind too

@zarsvirus7321 Жыл бұрын

His skills are excellent...

@divisiona3974 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Wow.

@tomrees4812 Жыл бұрын

The first time I remember seeing TP race was in a wet criterium at Aberystwyth and I thought that was more impressive because of the uncertain grip. I can see how cycle cross skills helped him there but I’d be interested to hear someone like Mark Cavendish’s opinion about this descent because the sprinters rely on the descents to make up the time they have lost on the climb to make the time limit. Wasn’t Pidcock somewhat responsible for the crash in Liege Bastogne Liege which wrecked Julian Alaphillipe’s season? You’re a great bike handler - until you fall off…

@markdowse3572 Жыл бұрын

TP makes PROFESSIONAL cyclists almost look like 'beginners' on this descent! 😲😲 Amazing skill and courage. Well done, sir. 👍 M 🦘🏏😎

@flipooh Жыл бұрын

He does. Although our friend isn’t a pro when he does descend it will make you just say wow! He was an ex mountain biker too. Just amazing skills even if he isn’t a pro

@maurodebaets Жыл бұрын

insane skills

@leesaunders7232 Жыл бұрын

I never thought Cancellara descending like a rocket in between the cars and bikes in 2009 could be topped.... but here we are🤯🤯🤯

@natti4723 Жыл бұрын

That was pretty satisfaying.

@bertvanhoofstat7700 Жыл бұрын

I don't think that he necessarily chooses a better path through the corner than the other riders, as I hear the commentators suggest. To me it seems that he is just able to leaning into the corners a bit more and thus going through them at a slightly higher speed. I think he is just more confident in knowing what angle the bike and tires can handle.

@starkwelfrenzy3486 Жыл бұрын

Man and bike as one. Fabulous. Possible TDF winner of the future.

@pippy4658 11 ай бұрын

I believe hes currently one of the best descenders in the world.

@olivermarx1243 3 ай бұрын

This is art

@ianknealy2843 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@redred9882 Жыл бұрын

Nice to hear Sean Kelly - legend 😎

@johnweaire3389 Жыл бұрын

Leg End 🤩🤩🤩

@redred9882 Жыл бұрын

@@johnweaire3389 ?

@colinlangridge6849 Жыл бұрын

Send it!

@RegNarnoc21 Жыл бұрын

And kudos to the motorbike driver behind him…

@stevebrown7281 Жыл бұрын

No one will beat him descending when he wants to go fast that’s why he’s the best in the world on a MTB and top 3 in the world at CX😊👍

@stewartmalcolm2539 Жыл бұрын

Top 3 ??? He's world champion

@stephenbrook65 Жыл бұрын

@@stewartmalcolm2539 indeed, and deservedly so - but MvdP and WvA weren’t at the CX Worlds this year

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

@@stewartmalcolm2539 Ehm. You putting Pidcock above WvA and MvdP lol?

@NielsDeBoeck Ай бұрын

INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!

@lmadigan1971 Жыл бұрын

Love this

@giuseppemodenesi3046 Жыл бұрын

Fantastico

@jortand Жыл бұрын

That’s skill

@MrBonzo1963 11 ай бұрын

Insane !!!

@eccehomer8182 Жыл бұрын

Pidcock does MotoGP!

@ryand141 11 ай бұрын

Which col is this he's descending, croix de fer?

@h4nn0S Жыл бұрын

Is it Olli Bridgewood Commentary from GCN?

@jasinter9251 Жыл бұрын

only one word: daredevil 👍🏻

@dalis994 Жыл бұрын

Amazing performance, bouche-bée

@RevoltingRudi Жыл бұрын

late apex and hard turn in on entry. he rides like a motocycle rider.

@WeirdNeville Жыл бұрын

Plus feint motion into the bends, and actual hanging off the side of the bike. There's some beautiful examples of him setting up entry for the upcoming bend on exit of the previous one too - the commentators say 'he doesn't know the descent' but to my mind he absolutely *Does* or at least key parts of it. Magical stuff.

@nickmaclachlan5178 Жыл бұрын

@@WeirdNeville Commentators said they rode up it the day before, so the corners must have been pretty fresh in the memory banks. Plus teams train on these specific roads, so there's every chance he's descended it multiple times in the past?

@WeirdNeville Жыл бұрын

@@nickmaclachlan5178 it was literally the reverse route of the climb the previous day, and it's a very famous climb/descent outside of that. So they'll have knowledge. however, how they apply that knowledge is where the talent lies!

@akidna14 Жыл бұрын

Roadbiker outside, Downhiller inside.

@warrencapon6442 Жыл бұрын

I wished they would have shown the tyres, just to see how feathered they would/could have been.

@BeatPoet67 Жыл бұрын

Would love to see him trying a moto GP bike or F1 car. Totally transferable skills. The intersection of space, time, mechanics and feeling how close you are to oblivion.

@jalford5089 Жыл бұрын

Does he ride a motorcycle? He bloody should!

@patrickbateman3488 Жыл бұрын

the scariest thing is to see is these streets without guard rails!!!

@Atzan Жыл бұрын

He just ate Louvel and Powless for lunch. You're going down a mountain at insane speeds and then Pidcock flies past you swigging on his bidon. 😆

@lynnebarkas6906 Жыл бұрын

Low centre of gravity. 👍

@raskolnikov1242 Жыл бұрын

Savoldelli and even Nibali are very tall and they among the best descenders

@holeintheleg Жыл бұрын

Sublime - nu breed

@Lumbkwof Жыл бұрын

I don't know why but at moments this gave me Isle of Man TT vibes

@WILLIAM1690WALES Жыл бұрын

You can look you can admire but if you are an amateur or a good cyclist do not do this you will not end up being in a good place of all good and professional cyclist this is only for the one Percenters dare I say a true genius he will win the Tour de France in the next 10 years I would be highly surprised if he does not almost certainly with the energy ineos team and David Brailsford.🇬🇧👌🇬🇧

@36moto Жыл бұрын

Tom does know where the bend is, he knows where the entry point and apex is because he's reading the road, he's interpreting visual information faster than the others, he is looking further ahead and able to read the limit points ... Adam was right about the late turn in Tom's planning so far ahead he is flowing at full gas into the bends ... classic high level roadcraft and his unbelievable skill are combining to produce speed...

@ironmantooltime Жыл бұрын

Lets not get carried away. He's a fnck sight smaller which means his tyres have exponentially more proportional grip per kilo of bodyweight meaning he can apply cornering torque that would literally send them flying. Much lower center of gravity. But yea, some talent.

@punkywozza4330 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to have a go on that road with a longboard.

@paulhiggins9492 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, 23mm gp continental 110 psi, latex tubes, that's the reality I know I was there, forget the wide 28mm milky filled low bar tyre pressures, marketing bull again and again, UCI stopped weighing tour bikes this year what a surprise, Tom's bike was 8.2kg, lighter bikes 20 years ago, marketing bull all the time, as an OCD mechanic for 50 yes trust me I really know.

@autarko Жыл бұрын

Do they run the same pressures front and rear?

@sandrac3517 Жыл бұрын

At 3.11 the commentator said he doesn't know where the exit is, that's not correct, if you read the bend (like TP is) you know exactly where it is, a skill that I thought would be thought to all road cyclists.

@autarko Жыл бұрын

No it might be a hairpin and it might get sharper half way through. You can't always see.

@KleineJoop Жыл бұрын

@@autarko I need to remember this if i ever cycle off a mountain like that, or i'll die lol

@autarko Жыл бұрын

@@KleineJoop That's right. Also pay attention to changes in the road surface and use about 30% higher pressure in the rear tyre.

@kingrafa3938 Жыл бұрын

1:00

@HennieBours Жыл бұрын

Maybe he first got a master class of Valentino Rossi.

@raskolnikov1242 Жыл бұрын

that's as much dangerous as Tourist Trophy. Almost the same risks.

@2.old4this Жыл бұрын

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 I don’t recall ‘Pidcock’ trying to follow the two Flanders Flappers: either down, with Pidcock riding like a MOTO GP pro, nor along the flats with Chris Frome as Tom’s personal time trial lead-out and definitely not up The Alpe d’Huez: itself. Messrs Waffles no where to be seen!! stage 12 TDF 2022. Alpe D’Huez smashed in red and white: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧 Tom will win 5 stages in TDF this year and 5 in Giro. ….

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

Messrs waffles? Giro wont work Im afraid

@kubajakub_ 2 ай бұрын

TOM BIGCOCK :D

@chaiinspace2 Жыл бұрын

What sort of speeds is he doing here?

@xBALL3R Жыл бұрын

80-100kmh

@paulm2467 Жыл бұрын

He was clocked at 105kph at one point, he said ‘great I’ve never been over 100 before’ incredible!

@malcolmbagley7068 Жыл бұрын

@@paulm2467 Tire, wheel manufacture and wheel builder probably all had their hearts in their mouths!

@treadtyred9742 Жыл бұрын

@@paulm2467 110kph as been mention now. I know he can ride lower tyre pressures than the heavier riders but that was just class riding.

@RevoltingRudi Жыл бұрын

fastest ever recorded was around 127-130km/h from a german rider. those guys are mental.

@cont3ssa Жыл бұрын

Wow, did anyone see such a deep lean angle from another pro rider? Probably he got special lessons from Superbike Champion Johnathan Rea.

@jochem1986 Жыл бұрын

Get this boy on a MotoGP bike. I’m curious how he’ll do.

@lesterwoodall4199 Жыл бұрын

Sorry but ya can't compare it to Football, this is top level Grand Tour cycling.

@flipooh Жыл бұрын

There are parallel to geniuses in different sport. Different sport but the same level of talent which just makes you say wow, amazing etc…

@wangdangdoodie Жыл бұрын

Football is a game played by men pretending to be hurt. Rugby is a game played by men pretending not to be hurt!

@DynamiteDB Жыл бұрын

Tom Bigcock

@sukhmaidickoff Жыл бұрын

Let´s just say he is a bit better at descending than Jan Ulrich was 🤣🤣😂😂

@rackpunch4026 Жыл бұрын

It's easy - no trees, holes, drops or roots, just road..........

@ippusor Жыл бұрын

One of very few occasions where I see a cyclist ride the apex almost as good as a motogp rider

@aiarta2280 Жыл бұрын

Look up ´Samuel Sanchez G´. He had a history with riding motorcycles professionaly haha. And it showed

@iceguy8112 Жыл бұрын

This is almost f1 type apex yk?

@Philatlondon1 Жыл бұрын

Road it like a motorcyclist. The majority of cyclists don't have a clue on technique to get the bike to flick like that to square the turn.

@gustavonomura6285 11 ай бұрын

Hope the dude made sure his health insurance was paid before descending

@kearywilson8156 Жыл бұрын

A joy to watch , no doubt he has skill but how much of his skill and knowledge is down to the fact that the roads are closed and he's has the comfort of knowing there no vehicle's on the road or worst still coming head on ??

@TheXtrafresh Жыл бұрын

Do you see all those riders that he is passing like they are traffic cones? For god's sake, that's four time TDF winner Chris Froome he's passing. They are clearly on the same road as he is. He is showing that he can stand head and shoulders above the field, while the field is made of the absolute top echelon of cyclists on the world. It's a masterpiece.

@rob-c. Жыл бұрын

None

@TheMortenbrenoe Жыл бұрын

Mathias Norsgaard, Movistar still have the KOM downhill from Galibier. 35s quicker than Pidcock :) Pidcock is 12th

@RPS92 Жыл бұрын

Its Lewis Hamilton in a Bike? 🤣

@iancrichton Жыл бұрын

The agility, strength and balance of a MTB rider combined with a tough, strong lightweight road rider will only bring success for Pidcock in tour riding. I hope he keeps at it.

@miroslavbankovic1610 Жыл бұрын

👍👏👏👏💪🚴‍♂️🇷🇸

@leftsidem5030 11 ай бұрын

Too risky😮

@user-xb2mw9cd7g Ай бұрын

You can't learn to descend. You have got it or you haven't.

@user-bl6kx5ev7x Ай бұрын

He is going passed the other cyclists as if they were tourist riders!

@seanadamson280 Ай бұрын

Da boy can hustle a bike but hes a bit of a faarrking caant

@redd605 Жыл бұрын

Does a Olympic champion have there own jerseys to wear in the tour the France , like the world champion.and why was the multicoloured jerseys not used anymore.

@thingswelike Жыл бұрын

You can't wear them across disciplines - so he can't wear his CX or MTB honours while on road.

@MotRi1986 Жыл бұрын

Nope but the last three olympic champions in the road race have been wearing a golden helmet so they are easy to spot for TV vewers. They still use rainbow jerseyes but the current world champion Julian Allaphilippe isent in the tour this year. In fact he is having a horrible season due to crashes, he had first a horrible crash in Strade Bianche mid march then an even worse one in Liege-Bastogne Liege roughly a month later.

@redd605 Жыл бұрын

@@MotRi1986 probably a copyright issue and organisations.

@MotRi1986 Жыл бұрын

@@redd605 ye the Olympics is hosted by IOC while other championships organized by the international cycling federation UCI have their own jerseyes the rides can wear, aka national and continental championship. The golden helmet is basically a compromise that both UCI and IoC have accepted.

@lewiswatkins8457 Жыл бұрын

Soo much bottle… if his wheels slide out and loses traction he’s gonna have some serious injuries.. imagine a motorcyclist wearing nothing but Lycra..