{
  "id": 7925247,
  "title": "Pidcock to lead strong British team at worlds, eyeing double",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pidcock-to-lead-strong-british-team-at-worlds-eyeing-double",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-17T02:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycling/2026/09/1534545/pidcock-lead-strong-british-team-worlds-eyeing-double"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tom Pidcock is set to lead a robust British team at the upcoming UCI Road World Championships in Montreal, aiming to achieve an unprecedented double. No male cyclist has ever conquered both the cross-country and road world titles in the same year; however, Pidcock, who triumphed in Val di Sole, Italy, is expected to be a top contender with Tadej Pogacar absent. The 27-year-old will be backed by several strong British riders, including Adam Yates, Oscar Onley, and Fred Wright. Pidcock competed in the recent 214km GP de Montreal, finishing sixth, and expressed confidence that the world championship course, featuring 12 grueling laps of Mount Royal, could favor him. For Great Britain, the team is eager to compete, believing more riders in the final will bolster their chances of clinching the world title. The only one to have concurrently held the cross-country and road world titles was France's Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, who achieved this feat in 2014 and 2015. Pidcock acknowledges that Del Toro and Paul Seixas are the frontrunners for the grueling race but believes Pogacar's absence increases his prospects. Pidcock, aspiring to be Britain's first men's world champion since Mark Cavendish in 2011, will compete alongside Zoe Backstedt and Cat Ferguson in the women's road race, while Ethan Hayter will race the time trial.",
  "summary": "LONDON: Tom Pidcock will lead a strong British contingent at the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal later this month as he bids for an unprecedented double.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tom Pidcock leads British team at UCI Road World Championships in Montreal.",
    "Pidcock aims to achieve double: cross-country and road world titles in same year.",
    "British team confident, Pogacar's absence increases Pidcock's prospects."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}