Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Thursday December 5, 2024 at 12:59 p.m.
Now free to engage wherever he wishes after seeing his contract terminated by Ineos Grenadiers, Tom Pidcock has a good chance of signing up with a second division team, Q36.5.
Two Swiss teams will be present on the UCI ProTeam circuit, the second division of cycling, in 2025: Tudor, led by Fabian Cancellara, who struck a major blow by recruiting Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi, and Q36.5. This team, only known to date by specialists, is also on the verge of signing a big deal on the transfer market by offering the services of Tom Pidcock. The 25-year-old Briton, double Olympic mountain bike champion, winner at Alpe d'Huez on the Tour de France, but also on the Strade Bianche and the Amstel Gold Race, saw his contract on Wednesday with Ineos Grenadiers, which was racing yet until 2027, be broken.The Leeds native therefore has free rein to sign up with the team of his choice, and Q36.5, which has been eyeing him for many weeks, should be his future destination. According to information from CyclingnewsSouth African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg, owner of the Swiss team, is ready to pay Pidcock a salary identical to that he had at Ineos Grenadiers, estimated at three million euros per year.
Nibali advisor of Q36.5
The Q36.5 team, founded in 2023, does not have big names, but a few solid riders, former stage winners on the Grand Tours, such as Gianluca Brambilla, David de la Cruz, Giacomo Nizzolo. There is no doubt that the arrival of Tom Pidcock would give him the opportunity to gain valuable UCI points, and why not to climb the World Tour in the medium term. Q36.5 is basically a brand of cycling clothing and shoes, created in 2013 and which decided to launch a team ten years laternotably with the former winner of the three Grand Tours Vincenzo Nibali as advisor. The team won five victories in 2024, in second-rate races. Tom Pidcock could improve this record, even if he will have to count on invitations to compete in the biggest races in the world.
