Pidcock last raced at the Volta a Catalunya (Image credit: Getty Images)

After a crash at the Volta a Catalunya that threatened to set him back for several weeks, Tom Pidcock is set to return to racing after just 24 days, his Pinarello-Q36.5 team confirmed on Saturday.

The British rider will now ride the Tour of the Alps , which starts on Monday, with an aim to start Liège-Bastogne-Liège next Sunday. Before his crash, Pidcock was expected to race the Ardennes Classics this week, but post-injury, he will now ride the Italian-Austrian stage race as preparation for Sunday's Monument.

"Recovery has gone super well!" he said in an Instagram post . "So I’m going to race Tour of the Alps next week in preparation for Liège.…