{"id":116459,"date":"2026-03-27T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/today-i-lost-a-life-for-sure-tom-pidcock-ok-after-crashing-into-a-ravine-in-the-volta-a-catalunya-out-of-sight-of-race\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:02:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:02:08","slug":"today-i-lost-a-life-for-sure-tom-pidcock-ok-after-crashing-into-a-ravine-in-the-volta-a-catalunya-out-of-sight-of-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/today-i-lost-a-life-for-sure-tom-pidcock-ok-after-crashing-into-a-ravine-in-the-volta-a-catalunya-out-of-sight-of-race\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today I lost a life for sure&#8217; &#8211; Tom Pidcock &#8216;OK&#8217; after crashing into a ravine in the Volta a Catalunya out of sight of race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"elk-d220ee45-c8c3-4ac0-924b-4779a87aeec0\">Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) tumbled out of his runner-up position overall in the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/volta-a-catalunya-jonas-vingegaard-dominates-stage-5-mountaintop-finish-to-coll-de-pal-for-solo-victory\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/volta-a-catalunya-jonas-vingegaard-dominates-stage-5-mountaintop-finish-to-coll-de-pal-for-solo-victory\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/racing\/volta-a-catalunya-jonas-vingegaard-dominates-stage-5-mountaintop-finish-to-coll-de-pal-for-solo-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volta a Catalunya<\/a> on the mountain stage to Coll de Pal, but not because he didn&#8217;t have the legs to follow stage winner Jonas Vingegaard but because he never had the chance to try.<\/p>\n<p>Unbeknownst to the television commentators, race officials and, at first, his team, Pidcock had crashed with 30km to go on the descent of the Collada Sobirana and tumbled down into the ravine, he revealed.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"elk-d220ee45-c8c3-4ac0-924b-4779a87aeec0-2\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Pidcock began the stage in second place overall, 13 seconds down on Dorian Godon (Ineos), but ended stage 5 a full 29 minutes down on Vingegaard, dropping to 74th in the GC standings.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I was drinking on the descent and misjudged a corner,&#8221; Pidcock said in a team press release. &#8220;I overshot it and went down the ravine. It was like one of these horror crashes you see, but I&#8217;m very lucky that I am OK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll go for a check, but I think I&#8217;m OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I am lucky I could talk on the radio. I was far from the road, and nobody knew I was there. I&#8217;m happy I could finish the stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">On his social media channels, Pidcock titled the post &#8220;Today I lost a life for sure&#8221;, writing, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to self-proclaim as a ninja crasher, 60kph off a mountain and I&#8217;m relatively OK.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BUK28i82cLQBbXadjmiSDe\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-BUK28i82cLQBbXadjmiSDe slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">After several similar incidents, including the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/swiss-rider-muriel-furrer-dies-after-world-championship-crash\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/swiss-rider-muriel-furrer-dies-after-world-championship-crash\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/swiss-rider-muriel-furrer-dies-after-world-championship-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death of Muriel Furrer<\/a> during the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Switzerland, the UCI has been trying to implement mandatory GPS tracking (speed and position).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">However, teams at last year&#8217;s women&#8217;s Tour de Romandie objected to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/five-top-teams-disqualified-from-tour-de-romandie-feminin-in-major-dispute-over-gps-safety-trackers\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/five-top-teams-disqualified-from-tour-de-romandie-feminin-in-major-dispute-over-gps-safety-trackers\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/five-top-teams-disqualified-from-tour-de-romandie-feminin-in-major-dispute-over-gps-safety-trackers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sudden imposition of GPS tracking<\/a> and were disqualified from the race. Since then, the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/uci-confirms-introduction-of-gps-tracking-system-across-all-races-at-rwanda-road-world-championships\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/uci-confirms-introduction-of-gps-tracking-system-across-all-races-at-rwanda-road-world-championships\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/uci-confirms-introduction-of-gps-tracking-system-across-all-races-at-rwanda-road-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UCI has developed a GPS tracking<\/a> system with partners Swiss Timing and used it at last year&#8217;s Worlds in Rwanda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/safety\/today-i-lost-a-life-for-sure-tom-pidcock-ok-after-crashing-into-a-ravine-in-the-volta-a-catalunya-out-of-sight-of-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) tumbled out of his runner-up position overall in the Volta a Catalunya on the mountain stage to Coll de Pal, but not because he didn&#8217;t have the legs to follow stage winner Jonas Vingegaard but because he never had the chance to try. 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