Dave Brailsford has stepped down as team principal at Ineos Grenadiers, officially bringing to a close an era in which he helped British riders win the biggest races in the world.
Brailsford, who had also been working in a key post in Ineos Sport in recent years, will now focus on a role at Manchester United. He was appointed to the board last month when Ineos owner, Jim Ratcliffe, acquired a 29 per cent of the club.
The Telegraph has broken the story of his departure, reporting Brailsford told the Ineos Grenadiers riders and staff at its winter training camp in Mallorca he was stepping down.
Working to Sky, the broadcasting company, Brailsford launched Team Sky for the 2010 season in a bid to replicate on the road the success Great Britain had achieved on the track under his stewardship.
The team wanted to win the Tour de France with a British rider within five years and achieved that goal with Bradley Wiggins in 2012.
While Wiggins would never get close to challenging at a Grand Tour again, his place as leader of the team was taken by Chris Froome, who went on to win four Tours, the Giro and two Vueltas.
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