Tom Pidcock at the World Cup Antwerp (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Cyclocross World Champion Tom Pidcock says he will ‘probably not’ defend his title in February choosing to focus on his road racing goals this Spring.
With the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Hoogerheide doesn’t take place until February 5 and the 23-year-old looks set to miss a defence of the title he won in America earlier this year.
When asked if he will defend the title ? Pidcock replied: “Probably not, but not definitely. I don’t know.”
Pidcock won a stage at the Tour de France last season on L’Alpe d’Huez and De Brabantse Pijl one-day race in April. More one-day races in the Spring are expected to be on his calendar and the young Brit accepts that this cyclocross season comes second to his road racing goals.
“The ‘cross season I want to be at a good level, enjoy it and get the benefits from it, but I want to use that to go into the road season with a good base,” Pidcock added.
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