Pidcock's GC ambition just beginning

Young Yorkshireman motivated after obtaining invaluable Tour experience

- Vern Pitt

Tom Pidcock says he is "more motivated than ever" to take on a GC role at the Tour de France, and has learned valuable lessons over the past three weeks that could help him next year.

His attempt on GC did not go quite to plan this year, but the Ineos Grenadiers rider says he has learned a lot and is ready to apply those lessons again in the future.

"Now I think I'm more motivated than ever. I didn't appreciate how hard racing GC actually is," he said. "Before in the Baby Giro etc it was much easier.

"I had the wrong idea of the Tour from last year," he added. "I knew it was hard but I was experiencing it from a completely different perspective."

Pidcock admitted that he had found it hard to motivate himself to race for more minor placings.