Tom Pidcock points the finger at his team after their non-selection for the Tour of Lombardy: “I’m in great shape though”

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But, while he was on the list of participants for the classic of the dead leaves, the Briton will not be at the start of Bergamo on Saturday. If we could initially fear an illness or a fall, this is obviously not the case. In a post published on Instagram, Pidcock points the finger at his team Ineos Grenadiers: “Just as things were starting to look better after a turbulent end to the year, I learned of my de-selection for the Tour of Lombardy tomorrow.”

A surprise for the double Olympic mountain bike champion who claims “to be in great shape”, and to have made this race a goal. He had also carried out the reconnaissance of the course on Wednesday with his teammates.

For several weeks, the relationship between Tom Pidcock and his Ineos Grenadiers team has deteriorated. If the Briton still has a contract until 2027 with Jim Ratcliffe’s team, his name has been circulating in other teams in recent weeks such as Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe (the famous brand with the winged bull also sponsors him already on an individual basis) or even Q36.5.

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