Tom Pidcock expressed his anger after two of his Pinarello-Q36.5 teammates were struck by a police vehicle traveling in the wrong direction during the Tre Valli Varesine in Italy.
Pidcock secured a second-place finish at the one-day event in Varese but described himself as “mad” after the incident occurred with just six laps remaining on the finishing circuit. The collision sent Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag to the ground.
While the Spanish rider Camprubi managed to remount and continue, his British teammate Gloag was forced to stop and required medical attention, including stitches for a knee injury. Teammates had been riding support for Pidcock moments before the accident.
“First of all, I wanted to stop the race, stop racing myself,” Pidcock told Eurosport. “I was mad. I had guys all riding in front of me, for me, and then two of them are on the floor. This shouldn’t happen. But we continued and got back into the race and I’m happy that I could be on the podium.”
The race was ultimately won by Belgium’s Jarno Widar in a sprint finish. BBC Sport has contacted race organizers and local police for comment regarding the incident.
Camprubi shared an image of his damaged bicycle on Instagram Stories, writing: “Sad that you have to risk your life to race, one month after a tragic accident.”
The crash comes less than a month after the death of 19-year-old British cyclist Finlay Tarling in August. Tarling was killed during the Volta a Portugal after colliding with a van that had crossed onto the closed course. Pidcock had dedicated his recent cross-country world title victory to Tarling.
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