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    No Thomas, no Froome, no passengers

    Aug 27, 2020 4 minutes
    Photo Getty Images, Maxppp/PA Images

    Ineos will go to the Tour de France this year without the two riders who have won the race for them five times since 2013 – Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.

    The team – rebranded Ineos Grenadiers for this year’s Tour – broke the news last week after an under-par showing in the Critérium du Dauphiné from the British pair, which saw them both finish in the autobus on the final day.

    Egan Bernal put in a good if not sparkling showing, only to be withdrawn mid-race with a back issue, but the team as a whole were unable to match up to their big rivals for the Tour GC, Jumbo-Visma.

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