Pidcock’s mother and father are also keen cyclists which is why by age seven, the British star had already been involved in his first race at the Castle Combe circuit near Swindon.
However, the end result didn’t go too well, with his bike chain falling off half-way through meant that he disappointingly lost the race.
But the young cycling icon used that as motivation and practiced relentlessly throughout his school years.
Which then led to Pidcock’s first major success at age 14 – winning the toughest race of The British National Youth Road labelled Oliver’s Mount Climb.
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And now, Pidcock competes in all three disciplines, cyclocross, mountain bike and road cycling.
He was part of Bradley Wiggins’ pro team between 2018 and 2019 before signing for Ineos Grenadiers in 2021.
After focusing on the Olympics at the Tokyo Games, he rocked the Tour de France with his stunning victory up Alpe d’Huez.
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THE PARIS 2024 Olympics is now well underway with medals being ticked off and huge events still to come.
SunSport brings you all the action taking place in the French capital on a what is expected to be a huge third day.
Tom Daley looks to retain his 10m synchro diving gold, this time with Noah Williams instead of Matty Lee (10am).
Tatt-mad Matt Richards and Tokyo silver star Duncan Scott are battling for 200m freestyle gold in the swimming pool (7.40pm).
Tom Pidcock goes in the mountain biking cross-country after winning gold three years ago (1.10pm) and it is the finals of equestrian eventing (team 11.15am, individual 2pm).
The men’s team gymnastics final – featuring Max Whitlock – starts at 4.30pm.
In hockey, Team GB women face Australia in their second pool match of this year, looking to make it bronze, gold, bronze, gold in the last four Olympics (4pm).
And there are Brits galore in the sailing down in Marseille (from 11am).
Swimmers Lilly King , Tatjana Smith , Ruta Meilutyte and Tang Qianting make up a star-studded quartet going for women’s 100m breaststroke gold (8.30pm).
It’s Novak Djokovic vs Rafael Nadal in a blockbuster second-round singles clash at Roland Garros, the tennis superstars’ 60th and probably final meeting (12.30pm).
Ukraine’s six-time fencing world champion Olha Kharlan was sent a personal letter by IOC chief Thomas Bach guaranteeing her place at a fifth Olympics.
She was disqualified from the fencing world champs last year for refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent. The women’s sabre final is at 8.45pm.
Pidcock quickly realised that his calling was climbing instead of sprinting following his first big triumph.
Which was further solidified when he won a number of World Junior Championship titles – winning his first British National Under-23 cyclo-cross Championships title in 2017.
Tom Pidcock struck gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games PA
But 2019 saw him claim first place for the first time at senior level during the Cyclo Cross National Championships.
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