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Breaking news: Ineos Grenadiers and Mehdi Kordi part ways πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

Appointed in 2024, the Head of Performance Support and Innovation left last week

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Daniel Benson
Feb 21, 2026
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We have learned that Ineos Grenadiers and their Head of Performance Support and Innovation, Mehdi Kordi, have parted ways.

According to sources, Kordi left the team last week, although he remains on the team’s website, with the following biography.


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β€œThe British track and sprint specialist led the Dutch national team to multiple Gold medal successes in the Paris Olympics and helped them become a leading nation on the track. Mehdi joined the Grenadiers ahead of 2025 as Head of Performance Support and Innovation.”

As part of his role, we know that Kordi was instrumental in refining a leadout around Caleb Ewan at the start of last year, and he spent time on the track in Manchester last spring with the likes of Ewan, Ben Swift and Josh Tarling, with the Welsh rider testing out TT positions and equipment.

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