Great Britain's Tom Pidcock has signed a three-year contract with Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Pidcock, 25, left Ineos Grenadiers on 4 December, despite agreeing a five-year deal with the British team in 2022.

Double Olympic mountain bike champion Tom Pidcock has joined Swiss outfit Q36.5 Pro on a three-year contract after announcing his departure from Ineos Grenadiers at the end of the season, the Briton said on Friday.

Tom Pidcock has departed Ineos Grenadiers with immediate effect after the team reached agreement to end the rider’s contract early. Pidcock had been tied down by Ineos through to the end of 2027 but is free to seek new employers after a year in which he reportedly clashed repeatedly with his team.