INEOS GRENADIERS

The history Team Ineos Grenadiers is intricately woven with that of La Vuelta, a race where the team has consistently fielded strong line-ups and fought for the general classification title over several seasons. After debuting in 2010 as Team Sky, the British squad became Grand Tours contenders thanks to the then relative unknown Chris Froome and his teammate, Olympic and Track Cycling gold medalist, Bradley Wiggins. The two finished first and second on the final podium of that edition. In fact, La Vuelta 11 was the first Grand Tour victory for the Kenyan-born British rider.
From that moment on, a special relationship began between La Vuelta and Froome, a rider who has always expresed his fondness for this race. The four-time Tour de France winner repeated podium finishes in the Spanish race in 2014 and 2016. In 2017, he won La Roja again holding the lead from stage three all the way to the finish. Froome achieved a historic double, becoming the first rider to win both the Tour and La Vuelta since the latter was moved to a date after the Tour de France.
Richard Carapaz took over the team’s leadership in 2020. The Ecuadorian rider, Olympic gold medallist in the men’s road race at Tokyo, battled until the very last stage of La Vuelta 2020 and secured a highly commendable second place, just behind the unstoppable Roglič. In 2021, Colombian rider Egan Bernal—already a winner of both the Tour and the Giro—was expected to cement his name in cycling history by winning the general classification of all three Grand Tours before turning 25. Despite not being at full strength, Bernal was one of the race’s most combative riders and finished with a solid top-10 result. In 2022, Richard Carapaz won three stages and claimed the King of the Mountains jersey. In 2023, Filippo Ganna triumphed in the individual time trial.