‘We’re only half way, there’s still a lot of racing to come’ – Tom Pidcock still hungry after third top-five finish at Giro d’Italia

Tom Pidcock reached the half way point of the 2025 Giro d’Italia with mixed emotions. There was a sense of satisfaction and almost relief after he finished fourth in Castelnovo di Monti’ but also a desire for more, while acknowledging that stage hunting in Grand Tour is an arduous task.

The Q36.5 team leader now has three top-five results in 11 stages of racing. He was in the mix in the opening sprint in Tirana, third in Matera, again behind Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), now fourth, just 10 seconds down on a rampant Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) on the first testing mountain stage.