Published: March 19, 2019
• Sir Jim Ratcliffe agrees deal to become new owner of Team Sky
• Team Ineos will kick off at Tour de Yorkshire in early May
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• Team Ineos will kick off at Tour de Yorkshire in early May
The domination of Dave Brailsford-led teams in the Tour de France is set to continue after the takeover of Team Sky by the petrochemicals giant Ineos, owned by Britain’s richest man, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon.
In the billionaire Brexiteer and cycling fan Ratcliffe Brailsford appears to have found a similarly ambitious and driven kindred spirit. Team Ineos will be unveiled on 2 May at the Tour of Yorkshire. Stage one passes through Beverley where Ratcliffe went to school.
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