Tom Pidcock at the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Tom Pidcock has said he's surprised with his silver medal at the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships, where he finished best of the rest behind now three-time winner Mathieu van der Poel, in what was the Brits first participation in the elite Worlds event.
"To be honest I didn't think I would be that strong," Pidcock said. "I knew this course and these conditions would suit me. It was incredible."
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