TotalEnergies to become Ineos Grenadiers 'jersey partner' from Tour de France

ProTeam TotalEnergies to continue in 2026, as Ineos Grenadiers sponsorship limited to secondary partnership

An Ineos Grenadiers rider
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Ineos Grenadiers will ride with the TotalEnergies logo on their jerseys at the Tour de France and beyond, it was announced on Thursday.

According to reports in French newspaper L'Équipe, and followed up by Cyclingnews, WorldTour squad Ineos will not merge with ProTeam TotalEnergies next season. Instead, Ineos Grenadiers will bring TotalEnergies onboard as a secondary sponsor, with TotalEnergies also continuing as a ProTeam for 2026. A new Ineos jersey is expected to be revealed next week, ahead of the Tour, which begins on Saturday 5 July in Lille.

"We are proud to announce this new jersey partnership, which marks an important milestone in the close relationship between Ineos Grenadiers and TotalEnergies in elite cycling," John Allert, Ineos Grenadiers CEO said in a statement. "It provides us with the opportunity to pursue our shared goals and ambitions at the highest level of the sport we love — competing at the top while developing the next generation of world-class riders."

"As has been the case since 2016, we will be supporting Jean-René Bernaudeau's team, to whom we have already confirmed our support for 2026 and our intention of opening up discussions for 2027, once the Tour de France is over," President-Director General of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanné said in a statement on Thursday.

Last month it was reported that a deal between Ineos and TotalEnergies was nearing completion, but it was not known what format that would take. Ineos the company has worked with the French petrochemical giant TotalEnergies for a number of years, and in 2024 the British company acquired the French company’s petrochemical assets in southern France, having previously owned them jointly.

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Adam Becket
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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 in 2021 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 riding bikes.

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