Ineos struggle through worst Tour for a decade

Outgunned Grenadiers leave questions waiting to be asked

When Ineos’s season restarted at the Route d’Occitanie in the first week of August, there was nothing to suggest the British team was set for its most disappointing Tour de France performance since its debut appearance in 2010, when Bradley Wiggins was talked up as a yellow jersey contender only to drop right out of the running on the first summit finish at Avoriaz. There have been setbacks since, but these have been the result of the vagaries of road racing rather than being down to lack of form or errant tactics.