Rider Profile
Tom Pidcock
Q36.5 Pro Cycling

Personal Details:
Teams history:
- 2025 - Q36.5 Pro Cycling
- 2024 - Ineos Grenadiers
- 2023 - Ineos Grenadiers
- 2022 - Ineos Grenadiers
- 2021 - Ineos Grenadiers
- 2018 - Team WIGGINS
Biography:
Tom Pidcock proved himself to be one of the most multi-disciplinary riders of his generation in 2022 when he won both the elite men's UCI Mountain Bike World Championship title in Scotland after earlier in the season winning the UCI Cyclocross World Championship in Arkansas. On the road that same year, Pidcock competed in his first Tour de France and won the stage to Alpe d'Huez by beating four-time Tour winner Chris Froome, and won Strade Bianche and landed podiums in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and the Amstel Gold Race.
The Tokyo Olympic Games Cross-country MTB gold medalist, he has at all levels across cyclocross, taking UCI Cyclocross World Championship titles in the junior, under-23 and elite men's races (2017, 2019, 2022, respectively). He also won a men's junior time trial at the UCI Road World Championship in 2017.
Pidcock began his professional cyclocross career with the Telenet team in 2017. After winning the Paris-Roubaix junior men's race the same year, it was clear he would have a brilliant future. He reached an agreement to break his contract with his cyclocross team to join a new team built around him by his management company Trinity Racing.
He raced with the Wiggins-Le Col squad, scoring another Paris-Roubaix victory in the under-23 race before the team folded in 2019, then, racing with Trinity, won three stages and the overall Giro Ciclistico d'Italia (Baby Giro) amid the COVID-19 pandemic cancellations. He won the under-23 race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships as well as the new e-MTB championship.
Ineos Grenadiers signed Pidcock for the 2021 season and he quickly established his promise as a Classics racer, taking podiums in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and the Amstel Gold Race, and winning De Brabantse Pijl. He completed his first Grand Tour at the Vuelta a España that year. In the same summer, Pidcock also raced UCI Mountain Bike World Cups, coming from behind to win the round on Nové Mesto and then going on to win the Olympic Games cross country event in the rescheduled games in Tokyo.
Pidcock raced his first Tour de France in 2022 and won the stage to Alpe d'Huez. He also was in the top 10 overall until the final week, dropping to 16th by the final stage.
After winning a stage of the Volta ao Algarve and Strade Bianche, as well as finishing second in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Pidcock entered the 2023 Tour de France as one of Ineos' GC hopefuls. He was featured rather unflatteringly in the Netflix documentary Tour de France: Unchained, leading to a rupture within the team. It looked as if Pidcock would end his contract prematurely and move to the Q36.5 team in late 2024, and Ineos left him off their roster for Il Lombardia. By late October, Pidcock's transfer plans appeared to be nixed and he would remain with Ineos, but not long after, his transfer to Q36.5 was confirmed. His season featured two wins, the Amstel Gold Race and the Olympic Games XCO race for the second time.
Pidcock debuted with Q36.5 at the AlUla Tour, where he claimed two stage wins and the overall classification. His next race, the Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol, was nearly as successful, with Pidcock winning one stage and placing third overall.
Key results
2025
🥇 AlUla Tour, 2 stage wins
2024
🥇 Olympic Games MTB XCO
🥇 Amstel Gold Race
2023
🥇 Strade Bianche
2022
🥇Tour de France stage 12
🥇UCI Cyclocross World Championship, elite men
🥇UCI MTB XCO World Championship, elite men
🥈Liège - Bastogne - Liège
2021
🥇 Olympic Games XCO Men in Tokyo
🥇 Tour de France 2022 stage 12 on Alpe d'Huez
🥇 De Brabantse Pijl
🥈 Amstel Gold Race
2020
🥇UCI MTB XCO World Championship, under-23, e-MTB
2019
🥇 UCI Cyclocross World Championships, U23
Related Articles

'Why not?' - Tom Pidcock defends decision to race Il Lombardia and Gravel Worlds in the same weekend
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'It's not ideal, but who cares?' British rider finishes sixth in back-to-back events

Tom Pidcock starting Gravel World Championships without seeing course and only riding new Pinarello bike 'a little bit'
By Matilda Price, Jackie Tyson published
News Brit racing in Limburg a day after sixth in Il Lombardia

'The strongest guys are all from the WorldTour'- Tom Pidcock ready to race Gravel Worlds Championships just 24 hours after Il Lombardia
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'I've been given race number 1, so I've got an even bigger target on my back' Q36.5 rider tells Cyclingnews

Who has the savvy and skills to win elite races at 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships? A look at the contenders
By Kirsten Frattini, Jackie Tyson published
Contenders The fourth edition for gravel gold favours punchy riders on compact, hilly course with roads used by Amstel Gold Race

'Most unenjoyable race of the year' – Tom Pidcock accepting of 10th in World Championships after up and down day
By Matilda Price published
News British racer struggled early on, then found his rhythm, only to crack as the finish in Kigali approached

'I haven't put much thought into this' – Tom Pidcock starts World Championships without pressure but with plenty of ambition
By Matilda Price published
News Brit lines up as a favourite after Vuelta a España podium, though team will also look to Oscar Onley as co-leader

Tom Pidcock and Q36.5 plotting future Grand Tour success after Vuelta a España podium
By Matilda Price published
News 'We need to close a minimum of three to four minutes – I think that's an achievable gap' says Brit's coach

Tom Pidcock, Oscar Onley and Anna Henderson to lead Great Britain team at World Championships but no elite women in road race
By Matilda Price published
News Cat Ferguson and Zoe Bäckstedt top title hopes in U23 road race and TT
Blogs
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The fascination of the three amigos GC battle - Philippa York Vuelta a España analysis
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Nathan Haas blog: Has the UCI done enough for gravel pros at the Gravel World Championships?
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Lauren De Crescenzo and her tough decision to miss UCI Gravel World Championships
In her own words, the gravel star explains the complex picture of the Gravel World Championships for the US team -
A proper women's race – Historic day in Emporia at Unbound Gravel
Extended gaps around women's start end with unprecedented sprint finish though 'it’s still imperfect, but it’s the best we can do for now' -
Road prep and adapting to new rules as Life Time Grand Prix begins at Fuego XL mountain bike event
Lauren De Crescenzo uses The Growler for confidence boost ride ahead of prestigious off-road series