Gb's Pidcock To Lead New Team At Giro D'italia

Great Britain's Tom Pidcock will lead caller squad Q36.5 successful their first Grand Tour astatine nan Giro d'Italia, which originates connected Friday.

Pidcock near Ineos Grenadiers to sign a three-year deal pinch nan second-tier Q36.5 squad successful December.

The 25-year-old is simply a double Olympic champion and retained his upland motorcycle title astatine Paris 2024.

Fellow Briton Mark Donovan has besides been named connected nan eight-man squad which originates nan Giro d'Italia successful Albania.

"This is my first Giro d'Italia and I americium excited," Pidcock said.

"Racing successful Italy is ever special, and I've sewage a batch of awesome memories from racing there. It's a awesome opportunity for america arsenic a squad and we person a work to show we are worthy of that opportunity.

"I travel pinch precocious ambitions, and pinch nan shape I've carried from nan Ardennes I cognize nan legs will beryllium there. Of course, location are galore opportunities, but we are going to scheme good and prime our moments."

Pidcock has already enjoyed a beardown commencement to 2025, signaling 4 victories and finishing successful nan apical 10 successful each of nan 3 Ardennes classics past month.

Xabier Mikel Azparren, Nick Zukowsky, Matteo Moschetti, Damien Howson, Milan Vader and Emils Liepiņs dress up nan remainder of nan Q36.5 team.

The 2025 Giro d'Italia takes successful 21 stages betwixt 9 May and 1 June, travelling done Albania, Slovenia and Italy.