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  "description": "Nearly a month after a scary crash at the Volta a Catalunya, Tom Pidcock returned to racing at the Tour of the Alps on Monday. By all appearances, he is in fine form despite the lengthy layoff, riding to a close second on the day behind surprise winner Tommaso Dati (Tudor) – but Pidcock told Domestique that it was a struggle.\n\n\"It was like we were going full gas up every climb, it was the worst day ever on the bike,\" he said. Despite his strong showing, he said that there were \"no positives\" fro",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T19:40:07.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Nearly a month after a scary crash at the Volta a Catalunya, Tom Pidcock returned to racing at the Tour of the Alps on Monday. By all appearances, he is in fine form despite the lengthy layoff, riding to a close second on the day behind surprise winner Tommaso Dati (Tudor) – but Pidcock told _Domestique_ that it was a struggle.\n\n\"It was like we were going full gas up every climb, it was the worst day ever on the bike,\" he said. Despite his strong showing, he said that there were \"no positives\" from the day. Nevertheless, he will head into an uphill finish on stage 2 still among the GC favorites. [Domestique]",
  "title": "Pidcock takes second in Tour of the Alps opener on 'worst day ever'",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-20T19:40:08.460Z"
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