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Pinarello Q36.5 debuts at Tour de France, Tom Pidcock: "An honor"

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The Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team will be at the start of the upcoming Tour de France, scheduled for July 4-26, 2026. Representing the Swiss team will be Tom Pidcock, who returns to race the Grande Boucle after two years. “The Tour de France is the biggest race in the world, the biggest cycling race in the world – he told the team’s official channels -. To be able to be there and try to perform to the best of one’s ability is an honor. I think it is an exciting challenge for us as a team, to get there in the best possible condition”.

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Problems during the first stage of the'AlUla Tour 2026 in Saudi Arabia
Warre Vangheluwe was involved in an accident that made him fall
Swiping on the asphalt the cyclist hurt his back, buttocks and arms
Warre Vangheluwe’s suit was visibly torn by the fall
Unfortunately, it was nothing too serious
Warre Vangheluwe unintentionally bumped Frits Biesterbos’s bicycle

The Dutch cyclist lost his balance and ended up in the'dirt flowerbed
He also sustained several lacerations to his hands, arms and legs
It could have ended even worse for the Dutch cyclist
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L'last year triumphed Britain's Thomas Pidcock

“I think it is really special that we are going to the Tour de France this year – added the British rider. “We earned our place, as a team, because of our performance last year: that gave us the right to be there and nobody can take that away from us. It’s a great opportunity. In the last few years in the Tour de France I have experienced ups and downs, so it is nice now, with this new team, to earn our place there”.

“It is the biggest stage we can race on – added the Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team rider. “And with that comes a huge load of pressure, but I think in this team they help me sustain it. I think, personally, my main goal is to go there, enjoy the suffering, enjoy the intensity of the race. If we can enjoy all that, including suffering, as a team, then the results will come”.

“We are a growing team, so having the opportunity to race the Tour is just another step along the way. Obviously, our goal is to be in the Tour de France every year, racing for wins every season. It is simply another rung on the ladder that we want to climb” concluded Pidcock.

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