Ineos Grenadiers launch new era but ‘godfather’ Dave Brailsford remains the ultimate power
When Ineos Grenadiers’ new CEO, John Allert, told a roomful of reporters earlier this week that Sir Dave Brailsford was “the godfather” of the team, he meant it with a small G, meaning the founder. But perhaps it was understandable (and the result of a little journalistic licence) that the quote appeared in various publications with a capital G, suggesting Allert had compared his boss with Don Corleone.
Allert was introducing the team’s new hierarchy, after Brailsford’s long-time deputy Rod Ellingworth resigned in November amid internal tensions, and Brailsford himself stepped back to focus on Ineos’s new pet project, Manchester United. Dr Scott Drawer is the new performance director on the road, overseeing director of racing Steve Cummings and head coach Xabier Artetxe, who all report to Allert.
In many ways it is the end
