Ineos Grenadiers have confirmed that Tom Pidcock will likely be leaving the group in an announcement. It follows earlier studies that the 25-year-old had agreed to half methods with the British group by mutually amicable settlement.
The group’s assertion got here from Ineos Grenadiers CEO John Allert, who wished him luck, saying that the choice would allow each events to pursue their future objectives with “readability, objective and dedication”.
“We’re actually happy with the work we’ve achieved with Tom to assist him obtain some extraordinary and memorable moments,” Allert stated. “Collectively we’ve written a robust chapter and proven how thrilling and numerous skilled biking may be.
“Tom has some massive multi-disciplinary objectives and we consider this determination allows each of us to pursue our future ambitions with readability, objective and dedication.
He added: “We thank Tom for the final 4 years and want him the perfect of luck for the longer term.”
An earlier report from Daniel Benson stated the transfer would see the Yorkshire rider enter the switch market immediately, and added that each events had come to an amicable settlement to finish Pidcock’s contract by mutual consent, in response to Benson’s report, with different group members and employees additionally being advised of the information at present.
Nevertheless, he has already been linked to a potential signing with Q36.5 Professional Biking and it will be no nice shock to see him pen a contract with the Swiss group inside days.
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Pidcock, and certainly Ineos Grenadiers, have endured a turbulent season, with media concentrate on his relationship with group administration and up to date admissions from Pidcock that “we have had a troublesome 12 months – I’ve had a troublesome 12 months” .
Nevertheless, he added on the time: “Everybody accepts that there are difficulties once you change it and we’re seeing these adjustments taking place. I do hope that it may be rotated.”
Ineos Grenadiers and Pidcock – who did attend a group day at Manchester final month – had come to an amicable settlement to finish his contract by mutual consent, in response to Benson’s report, with different group members and employees additionally being advised of the information at present.
When it comes to his race outcomes, Pidcock claimed some vital crowns in 2024, together with Amstel Gold Race in April, and the Olympic mountain bike title in August, because of a daring, last-ditch effort.
However a lot had been written about each the group’s normal comparative lack of outcomes, and Pidcock’s relationship with DS Steve Cummings, who was left off the group’s Tour de France roster and ousted on the Tour of Britain by Pidcock’s coach Kurt Bogaerts.
The hearsay mill was fuelled additional when Pidcock was ‘deselected’ from the Il Lombardia group roster in October. The rider broke the information on instagram, saying: “Simply as issues had been on the up after a turbulent finish to the 12 months I’m deselected for Lombardia tomorrow.”
There was additionally appreciable hypothesis over curiosity from the Q36.5 Professional Biking group, and Pidcock himself stated that each one the switch hypothesis had left him “frazzled”.
It was clear all was not nicely, and his departure from the group will come as no shock to many.
