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Tom Pidcock may be heading to the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team and riding Scott road bikes, but he won't be racing on a Scott Spark, or taking up enduro on ...
By stwhannah
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Posted : 09/12/2024 2:29 pm
I believe one of the Q36.5 owners/investors also has a stake in Pinarello, so it wouldn't be at all surprising to see the road team move to Pinarello too. Perhaps there is a current sponsorship deal with Scott that they are tied into.
Posted : 09/12/2024 3:33 pm
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Yeah I think they signed in 2023 for 3 years so the end of next year they can move away from Scott. https://www.q36-5procycling.com/scott-announces-multi-year-partnership-with-q36-5-pro-cycling-team-as-official-bike-supplie/
Posted : 09/12/2024 5:31 pm
"I believe one of the Q36.5 owners/investors also has a stake in Pinarello, so it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see the road team move to Pinarello too. Perhaps there is a current sponsorship deal with Scott that they are tied into."
Yep, that would be Ivan Glasenberg, who is a South African Billionaire who made his money in mining and commodity trading as CEO with Glencore. I'm sure he's lovely despite the Controversies section on the Glencore wiki page.
Posted : 11/12/2024 9:11 am
I'd rather see him on a proper MTB brand but it doesn't appear to have been holding him back riding that thing.
Posted : 11/12/2024 11:10 am
I'd have loved seeing him pairing up with Nino for XC on Scott, especially at the Cape Epic.
Posted : 11/12/2024 12:25 pm
