But that's exactly what Tom Pidcock did with his late move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling last winter. Fast forward to April, and the surprising move is proving extremely successful for team and rider alike.

Tom Pidcock delivered Great Britain its first Olympic medal in mountain biking late Monday afternoon in Japan, a gold, breaking midway at Shizuoka's Izu MTB Course to win the men's event by 20 seconds ...

Five months ago Tom Pidcock’s career at Ineos Grenadiers appeared to hit a wall. Rumblings of discontent between rider and management suddenly manifested themselves in direct and brutal action ...

Tom Pidcock has only raced Milan-San Remo twice but he went tantalisingly close to victory in 2024 when he attacked inside the final kilometre. He was caught in sight of the Via Roma finish line ...

As for what his advice to Pidcock would be, Nibali said "Follow Van der Poel or [Tadej] Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Tom is the lesser favourite of the three and needs to attack after them." ...

Tom Pidcock will ride the Giro d’Italia for the first time as a senior after his Q36.5 team were among those granted wildcards to the year’s first Grand Tour. The Brit won the under-23 edition ...

Tom Pidcock was attentive in the attacks that went but also positioned well in the eventual bunch sprint that followed in the end. He finished in second place behind Andrea Vendrame.