Ineos protest at the Tour de Yorkshire 2019 (Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)
Fracking groups are planning to protest Ineos at the Tour of Britain by wearing devil masks designed in the likeness of the company's billionaire owner Jim Ratcliffe.
Protestors will target stage eight between Altrincham and Manchester on Saturday September 14, the latest in a series of protests since the chemical engineering company took over sponsorship of the British squad from Sky in May.
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