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Fred Wright joins Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team

Fred Wright joins the Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team on a three-year contract. Wright brings experience and top results in the cobbled classics, most recent being his top 10 finish at this year’s Paris Roubaix, as well as showing his ability to finish strongly in the hard one-day and stage races. Wright is looking forward to a change after spending the first six years of his career with Bahrain-Victorious.

19 August 2025

“I have been part of this team for my entire career so far and without discrediting them and all the opportunities I had here, it’s time for a new environment after six years. Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team feels like a good fit for me. I have known Tom [Pidcock] and Mark [Donovan] for a while and it feels the group they are building for the future is familiar already.”

Growing up in South London, Wright raced with the VC Londres team (VCL) at Herne Hill Velodrome from an early age, programs that have produced multiple World Tour riders. However, it wasn’t a given Fred would end up on the road given his early track experience.

“I have always loved races like Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders. When I was 13 we travelled to Belgium to do the Flanders sportive with VCL. We watched on the Oude Kwaremont and it was so cool to see Tom Boonen win and feel the spirit of thousands of enthusiastic Belgian fans,”.

“Back then I didn’t realise I would be part of those races because road cycling is not the most logical choice for a kid in south London. Later on, I never could imagine a pro road career because my future plans were on the track with the aim of qualifying for the Olympic team pursuit. When my coach said I had what it takes to be pro, I was unsure at first but the coin flipped and I set my sights on road cycling.”

In 2019 Wright would win stages at Tour de l’Avenir and U23 Giro d’Italia, winning both stages from a breakaway he showed how he loves to race: aggressively and on the attack. However, his proudest achievement, and one pro win to date came in the British National Road championships in 2023.

“That memory is up there with the best,” he smiles. “There have been more moments and memories I cherish that didn’t result in wins. I do want to win again, naturally, and feel like a new environment with a fresh focus, new ideas and new people will help me achieve that goal. There are opportunities for me in many races and after having done more or less the same race schedule for years, I am looking forward to discover new races too. I am here to help build the team but they are on a great trajectory already. The ambition is there and they will keep growing,” Wright states.

“Everything they now already have is quite premium: the look and feel online and offline, the staff, the clothing of course,” he continues.

“They are already at the highest level in terms of knowledge. I already met some people of the Q36.5 brand as well. You wear the kit everyday so knowing the people behind it, see their passion and what they stand for is inspirational. Tom explained already how happy he is with everything from clothing and nutrition and how short the communication lines are with the sponsors, so I can’t wait to get started.”

General manager Doug Ryder has followed Wright’s career and is excited to have him on the team for the next three years.

“Fred is an intelligent rider. He reads the races well and is very versatile. He has already achieved top tens in Monuments like Milan-Sanremo, Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, and adding a focused classics block to his season will be a big objective for us together. He was close to wins in the Tour de France and Vuelta a España already, and I feel we can offer him the final step to win again. His engine is big and his attacking style is always great to watch. When we were looking for riders to strengthen the classics team, he was quickly on our radar. He turned pro young and still is only 26, so I am really looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together in the next three years.”

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