Breaking news: Ineos Grenadiers leave DS Steve Cummings at home for the Tour de France
Director of Racing will not form part of the management team at the race in 2024
We have learned this evening that Steve Cummings, the Director of Racing at Ineos Grenadiers, will not be at the Tour de France this year.
Cummings has been a pivotal figure in the team’s management over the last few years and stepped up his responsibilities at the start of the current campaign as the squad underwent a reconfiguration following Dave Brailsford’s departure.
The former rider was also instrumental in the building the team’s roster for this year’s race, with Tom Pidcock, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas and Carlos Rodríguez all selected, and his omission from the management at the biggest men’s race in the world comes as a surprise.
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Cummings did not respond when contacted by us on Wednesday evening and he did not appear at Ineos’…