Pidcock Wins One-day Milano-torino Race On Debut

Tom Pidcock launched a precocious onslaught to triumph nan Milano-Torino title connected nan 150th day of nan first version of nan world's oldest classic.

The Pinarello-Q36.5 rider was making his debut successful nan Italian one-day title and went clear during nan last 600m to triumph its 106th edition.

The 26-year-old double Olympic upland biking champion became nan 2nd Briton to clinch triumph successful nan 174km (108-mile) race, aft Mark Cavendish successful 2022.

Pidcock was portion of a lead group of 12 riders connected nan last Superga climb, which whittled nan contenders down to five.

He attacked pinch 600m remaining, pinch Tobias Halland Johannessen successful pursuit, but Pidcock kicked again pinch 400m near to cruise to nan acme decorativeness 4 seconds earlier nan Norwegian, pinch 2021 victor Primoz Roglic crossing a 2nd later.

"Primoz is difficult to read, he's ever successful nan saddle," said Pidcock. "I was expecting him to beryllium bully location and was hesitating to attack, everyone was looking beautiful strong.

"But I knew astatine 1 constituent I had to go. Luckily successful nan extremity I had a footwear location and I could clasp them off.

"A win's a win, they're not easy to travel by, truthful it's bully to get your manus successful nan air."

It was Pidcock's first triumph successful a one-day title since nan Amstel Gold Race successful 2024 and his 2nd triumph of nan play - having claimed a shape of nan Vuelta a Andalucia past month.

Wednesday's triumph besides keeps nan Briton successful bully shape heading into different Italian classical connected Saturday, nan Milan-San Remo.