‘Tokyo Olympics: I'm Going To Win

The multi-talented Tom Pidcock tells us about his ambitions for a gold medal, growing up riding BMX, and why Red Bull Rampage is on his bucket list

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Where are you now?

I’m in Andorra, I live here. It’s mostly good weather for training, but I got caught in a storm today and had to get in the car. But my excuse is I’m not allowed to ride in the rain yet as my shoulder can still get infected.

How’s the shoulder, after the collarbone break at the end of May?

It’s been two weeks since I had surgery and it’s really good. The stitches came out yesterday, and the movement is really good. I can do everything, it’s just the posture on the bike.

Everyone’s amazed how quickly I’ve recovered and been able to do things with my shoulder. The surgeon did a really good job putting it back together, it was broken in five pieces that you couldn’t even see on X-ray. I think I’ve got 10 screws. It was major surgery but they did it really well, the cut is super-neat.

Are you back training now then?

Yes, I did 24 hours last week. But I was just too tired yesterday and took a full day off, it [surgery] does make you very tired, much weaker. It’s weird as I’ve never experienced it before, it’s my first break. I’ve had hairline fractures, my knee, femur, hip… but no proper breaks. I also feel like I need to eat loads, I’m losing weight even though I’m eating.

How will it affect your Olympics preparation?