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Pidcock angry after team-mates hit by police vehicle

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Falkingham, K. (2026, October 7). Pidcock angry after team-mates hit by police vehicle. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/ckpdgv8nv436o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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BBC News · collected 2026-10-07 · by Katie Falkingham

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Tom Pidcock expressed anger and frustration during an interview with Eurosport following his second-place finish at the Tre Valli Varesine in Italy. Two of his team-mates, Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag, were hit by a police vehicle traveling the wrong way on the course; Gloag needed stitches while Camprubi continued racing but posted about the broken bike on Instagram. The incident echoes concerns raised after a fatal collision involving British cyclist Finlay Tarling in August.
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Tom Pidcock was left "mad" after two of his team-mates, Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag, were hit by a police vehicle traveling the wrong way during the Tre Valli Varesine race in Varese, Italy. The incident occurred with six laps to go before the finish circuit. While Camprubi was able to continue racing, Gloag had to stop due to injuries requiring stitches on his knee. Despite the disruption, Pidcock finished second at the one-day event, which was won by Belgium's Jarno Widar in a sprint finish. Race organizers and local police have not yet provided comments regarding the incident.

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Katie Falkingham
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🔮 But we continued and got back into the race and I'm happy that I could be on the podium."
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Topics

Italy Pinarello Q36.5 Spain Varese

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Pidcock PERSON · 4× Camprubi PERSON · 2× Briton NORP · 1× Italy GPE · 1× Marcel Camprubi PERSON · 1× Pinarello ORG · 1× Spain GPE · 1× Thomas Gloag PERSON · 1× Tom Pidcock PERSON · 1× Varese GPE · 1×

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Pidcock finished second at the one-day race in Varese but was left "mad" after Pinarello-Q36.5 team-mates Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag were knocked off their bikes with six laps of the finishing circuit to go.
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🔮 But we continued and got back into the race and I'm happy that I could be on the podium."
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Pidcock angry after team-mates hit by police vehicle · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 1 hedged)

- Published Tom Pidcock wanted to "stop racing" after saying that two of his team-mates were hit by a police vehicle travelling the wrong way down the course at the Tre Valli Varesine in Italy. asserted
two → publish → Italy
Pidcock finished second at the one-day race in Varese but was left "mad" after Pinarello-Q36.5 team-mates Marcel Camprubi and Thomas Gloag were knocked off their bikes with six laps of the finishing circuit to go. asserted
Camprubi → finish → circuit
Spain's Camprubi was able to continue in the race but Pidcock's fellow Briton Gloag stopped and required stitches on his knee. asserted
Gloag → continue → knee
"First of all, I wanted to stop the race, stop racing myself," Pidcock told Eurosport after the race, which was won by Belgium's Jarno Widar in a sprint finish. asserted
which → want → finish
I had guys all riding in front of me, for me, and then two of them are on the floor. asserted
two → have → floor
"This shouldn't happen. asserted
This → happen → ?
But we continued and got back into the race and I'm happy that I could be on the podium." uncertain
I → continue → podium
BBC Sport has contacted race organisers and local police for comment. asserted
Sport → contact → comment
In August, two-time Olympic mountain bike champion Pidcock won his second cross-country world title at the Mountain Bike World Championships. asserted
Pidcock → win → Championships
He dedicated that win to British cyclist Finlay Tarling, 19, who died on 14 August during the Volta a Portugal following a high-speed collision with a van that had strayed on to the closed road. asserted
that → dedicate → road
Camprubi posted a picture of a broken bike on Instagram Stories, with a caption that read: "Sad that you have to risk your life to race, one month after a tragic accident." asserted
you → post → accident
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