But if Ineos Grenadiers fail to win a Grand Tour in 2020, you know the world will be in a state of change. Froome, 35, is instead heading for Israel Start-Up Nation — a team largely funded by billionaire businessman Sylvan Adams — to try to win his fifth Tour de France next year. Back to what you knowBut first, one last sortie as an Ineos rider at a race nearly as close to his heart as the Tour de France. However, Ineos are only too aware this is an unwanted drought in general classification victories not seen since 2010-11. And if Froome is there, he will at least have got further than any Ineos team leader has managed at a Grand Tour so far this season.

Source: The Star October 20, 2020 21:00 UTC