Visma | Lease a Bike loses key rider to ever-active Q36.5: "I hope I can get more out of myself here"
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Follow us on GoogleOn the same day that Visma | Lease a Bike announces the signing of Davide Piganzoli, the Dutch team sees Thomas Gloag depart for Q36.5 Pro Cycling. The Swiss team announced the move on Wednesday. The Brit becomes the eighth new signing for Q36.5.
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“Thomas Gloag joins the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team for the next two seasons,” reads the official statement. “The 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.”
“Fred Wright grew up a mile from me in London so it’s nice to be on the same team again,” Gloag commented. “The 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.”
During his time as a U23 rider, Gloag excelled in races like the Ronde de l’Isard, the Giro Valle d'Aosta, the Giro NextGen, and the Tour de l’Avenir. In 2022, he even won a stage and wore the yellow jersey at the Tour de l’Avenir. His professional career, however, has been less smooth, including a serious knee fracture after a car crash.
“My career has been ups-and-downs,” says Gloag. “I 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.”
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Gloag will focus on GC results
Gloag’s goals are clear: “First 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.,” the Brit admits.
“t’s always important to have a goal in mind, whether you are young or more experienced,” he continues. “You 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.”
“I 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,” Gloag concludes.
Team boss Doug Ryder is also pleased to welcome the young Brit. “Tom has always been an exciting rider, even from his early years, and we’ve 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.”
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Bram van der Ploeg (35) is the proud founder of In de Leiderstrui, IDL Pro Cycling's parent site, launched in 2018. Finally, he could create stories about the sport he had followed since childhood. He is the editor-in-chief on paper, but prefers to be with his recorder next to a rider, a team bus, or in the mud at a cyclocross race. Every year, from February to the end of May, Bram follows the entire Italian cycling season, from the Trofeo Laigueglia to the Giro d'Italia, with the grand finale in October in Lombardy. During that time, he lives in Tuscany, where he has since come to call Italy his 'home'.
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