British cyclist Tom Pidcock, double Olympic mountain bike champion, will leave Ineos at the end of the season, Ineos Grenadiers announced this Wednesday, against a backdrop of internal conflict.
The outcome seemed inevitable. The Ineos-Grenadiers Cycling team confirmed this Wednesday the departure “at the end of the season” of Briton Tom Pidcock, double Olympic mountain bike champion, a rupture which comes against a backdrop of nagging tensions.
A surprising rebound for Pidcock?
The 25-year-old versatile rider, winner at Alpe d'Huez during the 2022 Tour de France, joined the powerful British team in 2021 and was under contract until 2027. Tensions have nevertheless emerged between the two parties in recent years. month. The most visible came in October when he was sidelined from the Tour of Lombardy, the day before the start of the race.
“While everything was going better after a hectic year, I was deselected for Lombardy tomorrow. I’m in great shape and I was really looking forward to it!”, he complained on Instagram. This year, Pidcock won the Amstel Gold Race in April, took part in the Tour de France in July before successfully defending his Olympic mountain bike title in Paris that same month.
“We are very proud of the work we have done with Tom to help him experience extraordinary and memorable moments. Together we have written an important chapter and shown how exciting and diverse professional cycling can be,” reacted the CEO of Ineos-Grenadiers, John Allert. “Tom has big, multidisciplinary goals and we believe this decision allows us both to pursue our future ambitions with clarity and determination,” he added in the statement.
It remains to be seen the future destination of Pidcock, whose name comes up repeatedly with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, a Swiss second division team.
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