"I don't think I'll go to the Vuelta a España" - Tom Pidcock may not race Vuelta despite Q36.5 having wildcard
CyclingTuesday, 27 May 2025 at 08:32
When the wildcards for the Vuelta a España 2025 were announced, controversy erupted instantly. The race organizers decided to leave out a Spanish ProTeam Equipo Kern Pharma to invite Tom Pidcock's Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team. Javier Guillén wanted the Briton in the grand tour, along with the potential presence of Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard as big stars in the fight for the general classification.
The Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team took one of the 3 wildcards, along with Burgos Burpellet BH and Caja Rural. This left out Euskaltel Euskadi and a Kern Pharma that was the breakthrough team of last year's edition with three victories coming from Pablo Castrillo (now a Movistar rider) and Urko Berrade who remained with the team.
Although things have calmed down as the weeks have gone by, Pidcock's latest statements to Marca may stir up the henhouse once again. The Q36.5 star has left his participation in the Vuelta a España very much in doubt: "I don't think I am. The idea was to come to the Giro, prepare for the Ardennes and extend the season a bit longer. I feel tired because I've been racing since January," Tom Pidcock confesses. This could potentially lead to a large amount of criticism if it comes to be by the time we reach August.
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Tom Pidcock's busy calendar
Since making his debut with the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team at last January's AlUla Tour, including that race Tom Pidcock has so far participated in 11 different events:
- AlUla Tour: from January 28 to February 1
- Vuelta a Andalucia: from February 19 to 23
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad: March 1
- Strade Bianche: March 8
- Tirreno Adriatico: from March 10 to 16
- Milano-Sanremo: March 22
- Brabantse Pijl: April 18
- Amstel Gold Race: April 20
- Flèche Wallonne: April 23
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège: April 27
- Giro d'Italia: from May 9 to June 1
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- Just sore loser crying by Wright. He should just step up his game instead of complaining about high pace up the climbs. He is also yet to apologize to Roglic for taking him out of that Vuelta. Just not really a likeable character..
UltimateOpportunist09-06-2025 - Another 'analyst' with too much spare time on their hands.
santiagobenites09-06-2025 - I think so too, If Remco hadn't been in that group with them pulling them to the line they would have been caught and VDP would have probably won the stage.awp09-06-2025
- What is the word "Demanding" doing in the heading of this article? Did I miss something?Ride197409-06-2025
- Would Pog. ride the same if with children, prob. yes, JV, only does 1 race and isn't as good as Pog end of!
leedorney09-06-2025 - Dont do leadout for Phillipsen otherwise it is going to be another wasted TDF MVDP can afford to take these risks since come spring he wins monumentsabstractengineer09-06-2025
- In case, someone misunderstood, I was referring to the YouTube video "Causally Explained: Cycling". It is a satire.
KerisVroom09-06-2025 - I see. Now, I know why Wout lost to MVDP so often. This article feels like a copy of Casually Explained: Cycling. In short, pregnant women are not aero. So serious cyclists should shun away from them.KerisVroom09-06-2025
- Commentators, experts, journalists, a bunch of desperate people creating hate and gossip for a click ( for money). Stop.
maria2024202409-06-2025 - Only 1 position matters.. pseudo journalists and bloggers can spin as much as they like reality is Pogacar is in Yellow and Green after winning the stage.. THATS what mattersslappers6609-06-2025
His reason doesn't make sense. He can just take a break after Giro before a build up to Vuelta. There are a number of months before Vuelta begins and there should be enough time to have a few weeks of rest. If the priority is to be a GT rider, this is another good opportunity to expose himself. Unless, of course, he doesn't like the idea of fighting for GC, then it all makes sense that he wants to avoid riding another GT in a year.
Well, he could at least try to win a stage somewhere this year. Whatever his reasons, his team won’t be getting wildcards so quick in future so better make sure he racks up more points to compensate.
Good luck finding sponsor once GT invitation stops.