After a series that kept fans in suspense for many months, Thomas Pidcock finally left INEOS-Grenadiers to join the Swiss team which plays in the middle of the table of the 2nd world division (ProTeam) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. While his program for the start of the season had already been revealed, it was extended to his participation in the Tour de France during an interview with the BBC. And the Briton is categorical, we will not see him on the roads of Tour de France 2025.
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A break to come back better
“We are going to spend a year without the Tour and try to participate in the 2026 Tour,” he declared to BBC Sport. “I'm happy to have a year's respite… a break. When I come back, it will be with renewed energy.” Her new team being part of the 2nd division, she was not certain of participating in the great July mass in any case and would have had to wait to receive an invitation. And without her headliner, the chances of Q36.5 to participate for the first time in the Tour de France are greatly diminished. As a result, he and his team will focus on one-day races where invitations will be easier to obtain given the pedigree of their star rookie: “In theory we should have all the races I want to do“. Let us remember that Pidcock has already won theAmstel Gold Racethe Brabançonne Arrow or even the White Roads.
