Tom Pidcock, a rider for Q36.5 Pro Cycling, announced that he will not compete in this year’s cyclo-cross season as he wishes to “‘settle into a new environment”.
There have been reports that Pidcock disagreed with the British team, so he quit Ineos Grenadiers to join another squad. With this, the 25-year-old athlete has made the decision to take a break in order to get ready for the upcoming season on other surfaces.
Pidcock wrote in a social media post: “On Sunday I watched my first cyclocross of the this season and it reminded me I should probably officially mention that this year, I will not race cyclocross. With a lot of change I want to make sure I have the time to settle into a new environment to get to know my new team and teammates well. But so far my plan will be to return to the field next year ✌️”
Pidcock has three World Cup victories and won the 2022 Cyclo-cross World Championship. In addition to being a skilled road racer, he is a mountain bike Olympian, winning gold in 2021 and 2024, and world champion.
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Pidcock’s contract with Ineos was supposed to expire at the end of 2027, but he was cut from the team’s roster for Il Lombardia in October this year. Although he was present at the Ineos November camp in Manchester, he was no longer shown on the team’s social media accounts.
Source: Eurosport