Following the news of Cummings being stepped down, Pidcock was asked for his opinion on the subject. "I don’t think it’ll have an impact," Pidcock told
Cycling Weekly at the team presentation, ahead of the 2024 Tour de France in Florence on Thursday. "Things change, it’s not really for me to comment." However, when pressed further, the British multi-discipline sensation did admit that he thought things would be "better" for the INEOS Grenadiers without Cummings present.
According to INEOS, Cummings, whilst not at the Tour de France, will be helping remotely from home. "Steve’s still working on the Tour, he’s just not at the Tour," explains the new, leading sports director, Zak Dempster. "He’s feeding stuff in, he’s part of a team, we’ve got a team of coaches and DSs and he’s obviously an important part of that."
However, the Australian admits it's unlikely Cummings will be able to have much of an impact. "I think that’s impossible," Dempster said. "For the moment I am the lead DS here and it’ll be me managing the race on behalf of the performance team. But for sure, he will have an input and he’s done a really good job building this journey so far and we go on with it."
