Tom Pidcock has stated he was “deselected” from Ineos Grenadiers’ squad for Il Lombardia, as hypothesis about his future on the workforce continues to mount.
The 25-year-old was anticipated to be among the many contenders on the end-of-season Monument, which takes place on Saturday. It was revealed on Friday night that he is not going to be a part of Ineos Grenadiers’ seven-rider workforce.
“Simply as issues had been on the up after a turbulent finish to the yr I’m deselected for Lombardia tomorrow,” Pidcock wrote on Instagram. “I’m in nice form and was actually trying forwarded to it! Good luck to the boys, I suppose off season begins early. Thanks for everybody’s assist even within the robust occasions.”
Within the Ineos Grenadiers workforce chosen for Il Lombardia, British riders Ethan Hayter, Ben Swift, Connor Swift and Ben Turner will probably be joined by Thymen Arensman, Jonathan Castroviejo and Brandon Rivera.
Pidcock’s exclusion comes after he impressed within the latest Italian Classics, inserting runner-up to world champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Group Emirates) on the Giro dell’Emilia, and fifteenth at Gran Piemonte, Ineos Grenadiers’ best-placed rider on the occasion.
Switch hypothesis has surrounded Pidcock in latest months, with rumours of a attainable departure from the British WorldTour squad. On the Olympics in August, the place he retained his mountain bike gold medal, the 25-year-old stated he was feeling “mentally a bit frazzled” by discuss of his long-term future. He’s understood to have a contract at Ineos Grenadiers till 2027.
Final week stories emerged that Continental outfit Q36.5 Professional Biking had been desirous about signing the Brit. “Sources confirmed [to] us that Q36.5 is to signal Tom Pidcock (now with Ineos Grenadiers) already for 2025,” Gazzetta dello Sport reporter Ciro Scognamiglio wrote on X. “‘It’s attainable’ a supply near the swiss workforce informed us. Talks ongoing at this stage.”
Approached by Biking Weekly final week, a spokesperson at Q36.5 was unwilling to substantiate or deny the hearsay.
Pidcock has not raced Il Lombardia since he turned skilled with Ineos Grenadiers in 2021. His finest Monument consequence to this point is second at Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2023. His palmarès counts victories on the one-day Classics Strade Bianche and Amstel Gold Race, the latter in March this yr.
Biking Weekly has contacted Ineos Grenadiers for touch upon Pidcock’s absence from the Il Lombardia squad.
