Where next for Ineos Grenadiers, now Steve Cummings has officially left?

After the director of racing's exit, the Tom Pidcock saga needs a final resolution before the team can move forward

Carlos Rodriguez
Carlos Rodríguez
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Steve Cummings has officially left Ineos Grenadiers, after a turbulent season during which he was omitted from the staff line-up for the Tour de France, the biggest race of the year. The future for the former director of racing appeared to be unclear until he confirmed his departure from the team in a LinkedIn post on Tuesday evening.

His quiet exit, along with Xabier Artetxe - Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodríguez’s personal coach - is one of many concerns after Ineos endured their worst-ever season since their inception as Team Sky. It is the second season in a row that Ineos have lost their director of racing, and has gone through a subsequent reshuffle.

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

Tom has been writing for Cycling Weekly since 2022 and his news stories, rider interviews and features appear both online and in the magazine. 

Since joining the team, he has reported from some of professional cycling's biggest races and events including the Tour de France and the World Championships in Glasgow. He has also covered major races elsewhere across the world. As well as on the ground reporting, Tom writes race reports from the men's and women's WorldTour and focuses on coverage of UK domestic cycling.