Corkman Eddie Dunbar will be riding in
new colours later this season as his Team Ineos is undergoing another name change
and will now be known as Ineos Grenadiers.
This is second name change in just over
a year for the outfit formerly known as Team Sky and will come into effect starting
with the Tour de France from August 29th.
The new name has been chosen to help promote the new Grenadier 4X4 being released by Ineos and its billionaire chairman Jim Ratcliffe; the vehicle set for production in late 2021.
It is a very large 4X4, similar in look to the Land Rover Defender. Ratcliffe had tried to buy the rights to the Defender from Land Rover, but was unsuccessful.
However, that hasn’t stopped him
pressing ahead with his Grenadier and using the publicity the Tour will bring to
launch the new vehicle.
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“The change will align the team with the
Grenadier, a no-nonsense 4x4 vehicle designed, engineered and manufactured by
Ineos Automotive,” the team said.
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The name change will also come with a new colour scheme and kit style for Team Ineos, with an emphasis on the Grenadier name and a predominantly dark blue jersey colour.
This new kit will be launched in the
week leading up to the Tour de France in Nice.
The star-studded and richest team in pro
cycling has not yet named its line-up for the forthcoming Tour, having not
renewed Chris Froome’s contract beyond 2020.
Eddie Dunbar has been representing the Dave
Brailsford-led team in the virtual Tour de France.
The Kanturk rider had an impressive
outing last Saturday on the virtual Mount Ventoux stage, finishing 6th out of a
field of 88.
Along with cycling, the British
petrochemicals company has become increasingly involved in other sports, most
notably Formula 1 and sailing’s premier team competition the America’s Cup.
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