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Sir Dave Brailsford defends backers Ineos with protests set to overshadow new-look team's debut race Team Sky morphed into Team INEOS at a launch in Yorkshire on Wednesday  Sir Dave Brailsford has been condemned for allowing a petrochemicals giant to take over his all-conquering cycling team  There are fears anti-fracking demonstrators could disrupt Tour de Yorkshire  INEOS is one of the biggest producers of plastic and has been heavily criticised

By Press Association Reporter

Published: 15:08 BST, 1 May 2019 | Updated: 15:11 BST, 1 May 2019

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Sir Dave Brailsford defended the new owners of his cycling team as Team Sky formally became Team Ineos on Wednesday.

The new-look team will make their debut at this week's Tour de Yorkshire, where environmental protesters are expected to line the route to voice their anger at Ineos' record on fracking and plastics.

It seems a far cry from Sky's 'Pass on plastic' and 'Ocean Rescue' campaigns which have adorned riders' jerseys for the past year, but Brailsford insisted the facts said otherwise.

Sir Dave Brailsford defended the new owners of his team as Team Sky became Team Ineos

Sir Dave Brailsford defended the new owners of his team as Team Sky became Team Ineos

Speaking alongside Ineos chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe and four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, Brailsford said: 'I'm not an expert in chemicals, I'm an expert in trying to make Chris

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