It's time to stop expecting so much of Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour de France

The British team are always under pressure to match their past best, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon

Ineos Grenadiers at the Tour de France
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Adam Becket
Adam Becket

News editor at Cycling Weekly, Adam brings his weekly opinion on the goings on at the upper echelons of our sport. This piece is part of The Leadout, a newsletter series from Cycling Weekly and Cyclingnews. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. As ever, email adam.becket@futurenet.com - should you wish to add anything, or suggest a topic.

It’s always a good barometer of success at the Tour de France to check out the vibe around the team buses. You could do a lot worse than just standing still and watching riders, journalists, team staff and fans interact to see where a team positions itself. UAE Team Emirates, the team of Tadej Pogačar, obviously, were always popular, with many a scrum beyond the gilded rope. Visma-Lease a Bike and Soudal Quick-Step, with Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel respectively, weren’t too far behind in the demand stakes. Even Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, with their new livery, had quite a bit of interest, despite their disappointing race, with leader Primož Roglič abandoning after his stage 12 crash.

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.