INEOS Grenadiers already has its "not-so-secret weapon" ready to use

Dave Brailsford's return to the INEOS Grenadier structure has been confirmed with the aim of regaining dominance in the Tour de France. An economic boost from having TotalEnergies as a new sponsor will be of great help in this task.

Dave Brailsford returns to INEOS Grenadiers ahead of the Tour de France

After ending his tenure as an executive at Manchester United, it is confirmed what has been an open secret over the past few weeks: Dave Brailsford's return to lead INEOS Grenadiers, the team that inherited the legacy of the Team Sky he created in 2010. Team Sky not only dominated the cycling scene during the second decade of the 21st century but also revolutionized many aspects of the cycling world with their famous pursuit of marginal gains.

Brailsford will already be present in this 2025 Tour de France that starts next Saturday and is fully involved again in the day-to-day operations of INEOS Grenadiers, as team director John Allert declared in the lead-up to the start of the French tour. A comeback that, along with the financial injection from TotalEnergies as a second sponsor, is hoped to be the turning point that puts the British team back among the cycling elite.

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John Allert pointed out Dave Brailsford's ambition, "he loves performance challenges and this is one of them," although he made it clear that to win the Tour, everyone on the team will have to do more than they are currently doing, and he hopes Brailsford's arrival will be a catalyst to achieve that.

In addition to the partnership with TotalEnergies, the team also announced a collaboration with Adidas, who will provide the team's clothing starting from the next season.

Nevertheless, it will still take some time to see the impact of Dave Brailsford's return on the performance of INEOS Grenadiers. For now, in this Tour de France, they present Carlos Rodríguez as the leader, despite having been almost inactive throughout the season due to a collarbone fracture suffered early on.

This Tour de France will be special for the only active winner of this race from the powerful Team Sky, Geraint Thomas, who is competing in his last Grande Boucle after announcing at the beginning of the season that this will be his final active campaign, which will end during the Tour of Britain.