Tom Pidcock confident concussion has not 'destroyed' his spring campaign

CONFIDENT: Thomas Pidcock will go into Sunday's Tour of Flanders confident his Classics campaign has not been derailed by the concussion which ruled him out of Milan-Sanremo. Pic: Simon Marper/PA Wire

Tom Pidcock will go into Sunday's Tour of Flanders confident his Classics campaign has not been derailed by the concussion which ruled him out of Milan-Sanremo.

The Olympic mountain bike champion validated his decision not to defend his world cyclo-cross title in the winter when he won Strade-Bianche last month, a result to stand aside his Tour de France stage win on the Alpe d'Huez last summer.