 He subsequently expressed dissatisfaction with being awarded a second-category racing licence for his return to competition, after having raced with an elite-level licence from 2003 until his ban.Tiernan-Locke later confirmed that he would ride for the Saint Piran team, which he had co-founded.He finished second on his return to racing in the Primavera Road Race in February 2016, and subsequently won the Modbury Spring Road Race in March.