Analysing Team Ineos' eight-man Tour de France roster

Wednesday morning saw the somewhat surprising news that Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome will be twiddling their thumbs over the next few weeks, as both were omitted from Team Ineos' final line-up for the Tour de France

Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is a freelance sports writer and editor. He’s an NCTJ-accredited journalist with a bachelor’s degree in modern languages (French and Spanish). Patrick worked full-time at Cyclingnews for eight years between 2015 and 2023, latterly as Deputy Editor.