PROLOGUE
THE FUTURE OF INEOS AND FROOME
A new career in a new town
The news that Chris Froome is leaving Ineos for Israel Start-Up Nation next year undoubtedly signals the end of an era at the British team. He’s one of the squad’s last original riders who started with Sky a decade ago, but is also by far their most successful. If there’s a rider who defines the Sky/Ineos identity that’s become the dominant force in modern stage racing these past 10 years, it’s Froome - the Ineos and Froome as we know them today surely wouldn’t exist without the other. Their partnership yielded seven grand tour wins across the Giro d’Italia, a record that puts Froome joint fourth on the rider list for alltime number of
