Team Sky officially confirm takeover by new sponsor Ineos

The team’s owners have agreed to sell the outfit to a British firm

Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford (Photo: Yuzuru SUNADA)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Team Sky will become Team Ineos at the Tour de Yorkshire, it has been confirmed.

The British WorldTour outfit will undergo a change of sponsor and name in May, eight months before Sky were due to pull out.

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