TOM PIDCOCK will not let anyone else tell him what a successful Tour de France will look like this summer.

Pidcock’s stage win on the Alpe d’Huez defined his Tour debut in 2022, but last summer he cited the lack of a clear goal after fading in the second half of the gruelling 21-stage race, finishing 13th overall.

The Olympic mountain bike champion aims to one day win the Tour, but that ambition is some way off for a rider who admits right now he is built for one-day racing, not targeting the general classification in major stage races.