More players enter the hunt for Tom Pidcock: Red Bull might become key to Pidcock's move to... Tudor Pro Cycling!

Tom Pidcock has become a hot prospect on the transfer market since last week's clash with INEOS Grenadiers - his current team - who left the Brit out of Lombardia lineup without any warning. The Olympic MTB Champion still has a contract through 2027 with INEOS, but that now seems to be no more than a number as Pidcock's continuation with the traditional British formation is unlikely.

Since last Friday, Pidcock agent's phone didn't stop ringing as about any team would love to get the multidiscipline talent on-board for 2025, According to Het Laastse Nieuws, the 25-year-old rider could land at Tudor Pro Cycling, joining Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi. An option that would be possible, reports the well-known Flemish newspaper, thanks to a special partnership with Red Bull.

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It is not clear whether this hypothesis would be a real sponsorship, which would also risk leading to problems given the already existing presence of the brand in the group alongside Bora - hansgrohe (given that the Austrian company is not only a sponsor, but also the owner of the German team), or another type of agreement, but it would be a very weighty candidacy.

Fabian Cancellara's team, which has already spent a lot of money on the transfer market this session, would thus further strengthen itself, probably becoming the strongest and most sought-after team in the second division, with a large and complete roster that could obtain many invitations, practically everywhere.

This last bit puts a bit more perspective into this suggested transfer. While Tudor certainly isn't working on a tight budget, the Swiss team also needs to attract the big names to the sporting side. Persistent rumours from last week suggested Pidcock's move to Q36.5 Pro Cycling was on the table, but with the other Swiss PRT team having much lesser reputation on the competitive end, it can be seen as to why would Pidcock choose Tudor over Doug Ryder's formation.

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