Tom Pidcock pronounced himself “very lucky to be OK” after his potentially catastrophic fall into a ravine at last week’s Volta a Catalunya.
But for all Pidcock’s insistence that he is alright, the team is taking a cautious approach to his recovery. His Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling team boss Doug Ryder has now said that it is not yet clear when he’ll be able to start riding again.
Speaking to Domestique, he said: “There’s no firm idea or understanding when he will be back on a bike or racing at the moment. We’re just trying to get the fluid off the knee and the swelling down and all that kind of stuff, so we just have to wait.
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He added: “As the swelling goes down, we can start to use the CT scans to understand more of the details. There’s been some trauma there, but it all depends on how he responds, so we’ll just have to wait and see.
“We’d rather be a bit more cautious,” he said. “The knee has many joints and facets to it, so you’ve got to be quite cautious around that. We’re being cautious to make sure that he has a good recovery, and we don’t push it too early.”
