{"id":146548,"date":"2025-09-19T02:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/146548\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T02:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T02:24:12","slug":"lease-a-bike-loses-key-rider-to-ever-active-q36-5-i-hope-i-can-get-more-out-of-myself-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/146548\/","title":{"rendered":"Lease a Bike loses key rider to ever-active Q36.5: “I hope I can get more out of myself here”"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the same day that Visma <\/a>| Lease a Bike announces the signing of Davide Piganzoli, the Dutch team sees Thomas Gloag<\/a> depart for Q36.5 Pro Cycling<\/a>. The Swiss team announced the move on Wednesday. The Brit becomes the eighth new signing for Q36.5.\u201cThomas Gloag joins the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for the next two seasons,\u201d reads the official statement<\/a>. \u201cThe 24-year-old British rider has already been in the pro ranks for three years with Visma-Lease-a-Bike, raced a Grand Tours and Classics. At Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team Gloag will be reunited with some old friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFred Wright grew up a mile from me in London so it\u2019s nice to be on the same team again,\u201d Gloag commented. \u201cThe last time was at VC Londres when we were kids. I also look forward to working with Kurt (Bogaerts, ed.) again. He has been a great influence in my first U23 year and we always stayed in touch. In that first U23 year with Trinity, I also raced with Tom so it will be a reunion for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

During his time as a U23 rider, Gloag excelled in races like the Ronde de l\u2019Isard, the Giro Valle d’Aosta, the Giro NextGen, and the Tour de l\u2019Avenir. In 2022, he even won a stage and wore the yellow jersey at the Tour de l\u2019Avenir. His professional career, however, has been less smooth, including a serious knee fracture after a car crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy career has been ups-and-downs,\u201d says Gloag. \u201cI was out for a year after that accident, and I have struggled with consistency ever since I turned pro. There were highs every year so far but also lows with more crashes and an elbow fracture. At Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team I am looking for that consistent development and growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"tomGloag will focus on GC results<\/p>\n

Gloag\u2019s goals are clear: \u201cFirst goal will be the overall classification in the smaller stage races with those climbs and then hopefully with time a Grand Tour. I would lie if I would say that is not a long-term goal.,\u201d the Brit admits.<\/p>\n

\u201ct\u2019s always important to have a goal in mind, whether you are young or more experienced,\u201d he continues. \u201cYou have to keep progressing and have a clear direction in mind. Even when things are tough, like when you have a broken kneecap, you must set small goals every time again before you hit the big ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope that there is more I can get out of myself in this team. I have seen glimmers of what is possible. One of the reasons I joined Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team is that I think the team can help me become consistent in my development. I am one of the youngest next years, and there are many experienced riders and smart people I can learn from,\u201d Gloag concludes.<\/p>\n

Team boss Doug Ryder is also pleased to welcome the young Brit. \u201cTom has always been an exciting rider, even from his early years, and we\u2019ve already seen flashes of his talent in his professional career. With Tom, we believe we have a diamond in the rough, someone who can thrive in one-week stage races and ultimately develop into a serious contender for Grand Tours.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the same day that Visma | Lease a Bike announces the signing of Davide Piganzoli, the Dutch…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":146549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-146548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}