{"id":954130,"date":"2026-11-01T08:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954130\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T08:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:28:12","slug":"tom-pidcocks-younger-brother-ends-his-cycling-torment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954130\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Pidcock’s younger brother ends his cycling torment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joey Pidcock is done with professional cycling. The 24-year-old Brit rode his final race for Pinarello-Q36.5 at the Tour of Guangxi. His brother Tom Pidcock<\/a> had already paid tribute to<\/a> his younger brother. Based on his Instagram posts, an early retirement is entirely understandable.<\/p>\n

Joey Pidcock has made a name for himself as a cycling talent in recent years, but of course, all those years he was also the younger brother of.<\/p>\n

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Pidcock and his brother Joey raced for the the dame team<\/p>\n

Joey Pidcock joined his brother Tom at Pinarello Q36.5<\/p>\n

After riding for the Groupama-FDJ United development team and the British team Trinity Racing (where Tom Pidcock also began his career), the Pidcock brothers joined Pinarello-Q36.5 in 2025.<\/p>\n

Tom Pidcock joined as the team\u2019s lead rider, while his younger brother Joey served as a support rider.<\/p>\n

The youngest Pidcock rode his heart out for two seasons, but whenever he competed in major races, he often ended up with a DNF.<\/p>\n

In the Tour of Guangxi, he rode alongside his older brother one last time; his brother ultimately finished second in the overall standings. \u201cYou should have done a lead-out for me\u2014I would have won easily,\u201d Joey joked in an Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joey Pidcock hard on himself in farewell postIn the same Instagram post, Tom announced that Joey was stepping down. After a little less than two weeks of reflection, Joey Pidcock wrote on his own social media channels<\/a>: \u201cI have so much to say, but now isn\u2019t the time. I tried\u2014I tried to be good at it and enjoy it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mentally, professional cycling proved to be a struggle for Pidcock. Although he ultimately reached the highest level, it now appears that he was never truly satisfied deep down.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why his main takeaway from 2026 is: \u201cI\u2019m happy, because after every other year I just wanted to quit, but this year I don\u2019t hate cycling, and I don\u2019t want to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pidcock is very grateful to the people who have supported him over the past few years. \u201cThanks to everyone who believed in me and never stopped cheering me on. You know who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n