Tom Pidcock has said he was “deselected” from Ineos Grenadiers’ squad for Il Lombardia, as speculation about his future at the team continues to mount. The 25-year-old was expected to be among the contenders at the end-of-season Monument,

Ineos Grenadiers' sports director Zak Dempster has said that Tom Pidcock's deselection for Il Lombardia came from management and was not performance-based.

However, when race organisers RCS published the start list for Saturday's Il Lombardia on Friday evening, Pidcock – considered a contender for the final European Classic of the season – was not part of the Ineos Grenadiers line-up.