British rider Tom Pidcock could have joined the WorldTour in 2021 when he signed for Ineos Grenadiers however has achieved greater than quite a lot of riders do in a full profession already. Much more impressively, he has accomplished it throughout a number of biking disciplines, together with his abilities seeming limitless at instances.
After taking a number of junior and under-23 championships and world titles together with victory on the e-mtb world championships previous to his signing, Pidcock joined the WorldTour ranks used to successful, and did not waste a lot time earlier than claiming his maiden main highway win at De Brabantse Pijl the place he outsprinted Wout Van Aert in 2021.
The younger Briton excels throughout the highway, cyclocross and XC MTB disciplines in a manner few riders earlier than him have managed to do. He hammered the purpose house afterward in 2021 with victory within the Olympic cross nation race on the Tokyo Olympics. In January 2022 he added a victory within the cyclocross world championships in Arkansas, USA to his already unbelievable palmares.
A solo victory atop Alpe D’huez within the 2022 Tour de France together with some descending abilities worthy of the perfect professional biking has ever seen has already cemented Pidcock’s legacy, and the approaching years will unveil simply what heights he can scale within the sport.
Along with his multidisciplinarianism, Pidcock is acquainted with all method of bikes, on-road and off. Beneath, we’ll take a deep dive into Pidcock’s bikes, his setup and private tools decisions.
What’s Tom Pidcock’s bike for 2023?
Being a member of the Ineos Grenadiers staff means Tom Pidcock rides the team-issue Pinarello Dogma F highway bike and Bolide F time trial bike. There is a little more to speak about with Pidcock and his bikes as he additionally races cyclocross on the Crossista F. His Olympic MTB title was gained on an unbranded BMC Fourstroke because of sponsor Pinarello not at the moment making an MTB mannequin, however that is one thing that will change sooner or later as any model will need their star rider using – and successful – on one in every of their bikes.
The Dogma F is the staff weapon of selection for the highway. Shimano provides Dura Ace 9200 groupsets and wheels whereas Pinarello’s part subsidiary Most offers the built-in handlebar-stem, seatpost and bar tape. Fizik offers its Antares saddle and Elite the bottle cages. A Ok-Edge chain catcher retains issues working easily.
What measurement is Tom Pidcock’s bike
Tom Pidcock is round 170cm tall and rides a 50cm body. Like most professional riders, Pidcock is utilizing a body smaller than producers would advocate, in a bid to have a decrease entrance finish, with a stiffer body and lighter total weight. The 50cm body has a attain of 383.3mm and a stack of 542.6mm.
Pidcock, at the least on his coaching bike, is working 170mm cranks, and a layback seatpost with the saddle slammed proper again on the rails. We do not know the precise stem size nevertheless it does not look tremendous lengthy, which fits in opposition to the everyday pro-rider strategy.
Tom Pidcock’s bike: Specs
| Body | Pinarello Dogma F – 50cm |
| Groupset | Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 9250 12-speed |
| Brakes | Shimano Dura-Ace 9270 hydraulic disc |
| Wheelset | Shimano Dura-Ace C35/50 Tubeless |
| Tyres | Continental GP5000 S TR / 4 Seasons Black Version coaching tyre |
| Cockpit | Most Talon extremely mild bar and stem |
| Chainset | Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9200P (9100 pictured) – 39/53T – 170MM |
| Energy meter | Shimano Dura ace FC-9200P (9100 pictured) |
| Pedals | Shimano Dura-Ace R9200 |
| Saddle | Fizik Antares |
| Bottle cages | Elite Leggero carbon fibre |
| Bar tape | Pinarello MOST Superlight |
| Pc Mount | Ok-Edge |
The Dogma has a wonderful pedigree, with numerous variations of the Pinarello Dogmas taking the final seven out of 11 Tour de France total titles. It stands alone on the head of the Pinarello highway vary, the model does not have a separate aero or light-weight highway mannequin, the Dogma F covers each camps.
Ineos bikes are all high-end however do not actually function any hyper-exotic elements or custom-made elements. The staff use top-end Dogma frames, Shimano Dura-Ace groupsets and wheels and many of the ending package is by in-house Pinarello model MOST. Equipment like bottle cages and Garmin mounts may be discovered on a number of different WorldTour staff bikes.
We snapped footage of Pidcock’s coaching bike in Spain, and seen a few fascinating options not generally seen on staff race bikes. The Dogma F for 2023 options slightly extra color than the outgoing bike with some further orange and purple on the highest tube and fork legs. Pidcock’s coaching bike is fitted with a Shimano Dura-Ace 9200 groupset however the chainset continues to be the earlier era 9100-P energy meter chainset.
There have been reviews of Shimano energy meter inaccuracy, as detailed by DC Rainmaker, so perhaps the chainset selection could possibly be deliberate for Pidcock to provide extra correct energy readings in coaching. Though maybe there was only a lack of the 9200-P chainsets accessible in Pidcock’s desired size when bikes have been being assembled, such has been the case for a lot of the previous 12 months. This does technically imply an 11 / 12-speed conflict between chain and chainrings. However by most accounts, the 2 play properly collectively, regardless of complaints from a choose few mechanics.
The chainring sizes on the coaching bike are 39/53 whereas, on the rear, the most important sprocket on the Dura Ace 9200 cassette appears to be like to be a 34T. The biggest 5 sprockets on Dura-Ace cassettes are titanium which sheds weight and pushes the associated fee up. Some professional groups save these for racing, or use Ultegra to steadiness prices, like Mathieu Van der Poel’s Canyon coaching bike which had an Ultegra cassette once we had a take a look at it.
The wheels used listed here are Dura Ace C36 that are curiously shod in Continental Grand Prix 4 Season clincher tyres in a 28mm width. Pidcock is clearly comfortable utilizing a barely heavier coaching tyre within the winter fitted with common internal tubes. The staff will more than likely race on the Continental GP5000 S TR tubeless tyres. The staff even have of the choice of utilizing the deeper C50 and C60 wheelsets relying on terrain and necessities. There’s additionally an Ineos 2023 sticker on the rear wheels hub which should assist with wheel identification.
Pidcock’s rear derailleur digital Di2 cable can be secured by what appears to be like to be some previous internal tube to assist forestall it from being snagged and pulled out. There’s additionally a lightweight mount fitted to the seatpost for on-road visibility which has a carbon-railed Fizik Antares mannequin bolted to it. You may also spot the mark made on the saddle by the staff roughly within the center to help in organising every rider’s bike to their specified measurements persistently. Pidcock additionally does not go for the intense aero angling in of his brake levers like quite a lot of professionals now.
Historical past
Tom Pidcock signed for Ineos Grenadiers in 2021 however rode for just a few totally different groups throughout his rise by way of the novice ranks. Earlier than signing for Ineos he raced for Trinity Racing and his personal TP racing staff which used Specialised tools. Particularly the Tarmac and Crux highway and cyclocross machines.
Previous to signing with Trinity, he raced the Wiggins skilled staff which additionally used Pinarello bikes because of Bradley Wiggins’s possession of the staff and relationship with Pinarello.
Previous to that, he briefly rode for the Telenet-Fidea Lions cyclocross staff which used Trek cyclocross bikes.
| 12 months | Group | Important bike |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ineos Grenadiers | Pinarello Dogma |
| 2022 | Ineos Grenadiers | Pinarello Dogma |
| 2021 | Ineos Grenadiers | Pinarello Dogma |
| 2020 | Trinity Racing | Specialised Tarmac SL7 |
| 2019 | Group Wiggins | Pinarello Dogma |
| … | Row 5 – Cell 1 | Row 5 – Cell 2 |
Tom Pidcock’s 2022 Pinarello Crossista F
Tom Pidcock was stated to have additionally performed a key function within the design of the Pinarello Crossista F cyclocross bike from Pinarello. He then rode to victory on this bike on the 2022 World Cyclocross championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
The Crossista notably contains a curved high tube and dropped seatstays and reportedly was designed with direct enter from Pidcock. Elsewhere once more a high-end, but practical construct consisted of Shimano Dura – Ace 9100 groupset and wheels however given the cyclo cross software these have been fitted with Problem tubular tyres. Like his highway bike, MOST elements and Fizik saddle accomplished the construct.
Tom Pidcock’s Specialised S-Works Turbo Levo electrical mountain bike
Pidcock took victory on the e-mtb world championships in 2020. He did this utilizing a Specialised S-Works Turbo Levo e-MTB. This full-suspension mannequin featured 150mm of journey entrance and rear within the type of a RockShox Lyrik fork and Fox Float rear shock. Suspension corporations normally have techs current at large MTB races to assist advise riders on the fork and shock tunes and setups pre-race.
The muddy course favoured an aggressive setup and Pidcock used Sram Code RSC brakes (usually seen on downhill bikes) with 200mm rotors, Specialised Hillbilly tyres and Sram XX1 AXS digital shifting. To not point out a custom-tuned Specialised 250w motor.
Apparently Pidcock ran his bars at a narrow-for-the-MTB-world 720mm width, which can have felt slightly extra consistent with his highway and cyclocross-dropped handlebars.
Given Pidcock’s youth, prodigious expertise, multidisciplinary race program and already-impressive palmares, we may be assured this function will develop as his profession develops, so examine again usually for the most recent on Tom Pidcock’s bikes.
