Tom Pidcock’s Tour de France GC hopes fade after brutal Tourmalet setback

Tom Pidcock's hopes of challenging for the general classification at the 2026 Tour de France have effectively ended following a difficult performance on the Tourmalet, the race's first serious mountain test. Tadej Pogačar continues to dominate the race overall, while Isaac Del Toro, Paul Seixas, Remco Evenepoel, and Florian Lipowitz remain in contention for the remaining podium places. Pidcock, who finished third at the 2025 Vuelta a España for his first Grand Tour podium, had targeted the 2026 Tour as a key objective after joining Pinarello-Q36.5.