Simon Watts

MILESI WINS! Nicolas Milesi sails to his first win with the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy in the ITT at #OlympiasTour as Cam Rogers comes home second 🤩👊

Next up for our Racing Academy 🔜🇳🇱 Five days of tough competition at #OlympiasTour starts tomorrow. Meet our squad 👇

Back into 🟡👌 Third place and some intermediate bonus seconds helped launch Cam Rogers back into the race lead with one day to go at Tour of Rhodes 🇬🇷 Some great work out there from our Racing Academy boys!

A proud and exciting moment for the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy as they began their racing season 🤩👊

Let's get to work 👊 Race Day 1⃣ for the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy takes place on Saturday at the Visit South Aegean GP 🇬🇷

Excited to see what these boys can do this season 👊 The INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy is here!

New season unlocked 🔓 Happy New Year from the INEOS Grenadiers and INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy 🎉

INEOS Grenadiers 🤝 camsmajaco We are excited to be entering a partnership with newly-formed British junior cycling team, @camsmajaco. Follow the link for more details about our new talent pathway collaboration 👊 ineosgrenadiers.com/news/ineos-gre…

🆕💫 We are proud to announce the launch of the INEOS Grenadiers Racing Academy in 2026 - reinforcing our focus on identifying, preparing and developing the next generation of race-ready talent 👊 ineosgrenadiers.com/news/ineos-gre…

More and more we're going to have to remember these important words from Tony Benn as we push to secure the investment we so desperately need in our public services.

An exciting day for the team as we welcome Hot Tubes, and I expect more announcements to come as we continue to develop our talent ecosystem.

We're pleased to announce that we are joining forces with the highly regarded Hot Tubes Development Cycling Team, an exciting addition to the team’s development partnership network 🤝 ineosgrenadiers.com/news/ineos-gre…

****BREAKING NEWS**** The remarkable @kagimu_charles continues his dominance in the ITT winning the #AfricanContinentalChamps BRAVO 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 and thanks to @simonwattsy from @INEOSGrenadiers and his training!

Sometimes the result doesn’t reflect the actual performance of someone but to be honest, the #Zurich2024 Elite ITT was the best I’ve ever felt in a TT race. The feeling was good all through from start to finishing stronger than ever before. After a tough time before and after the Olympics road race, I’m happy to feel like I’m getting back to my normal self as well as continuing to make progress ahead of the season closure goals. Thank you @GlobalSportsCom , @CiaranKR , @simonwattsy and @PeteMichaliszyn for the amazing support.

For all their financial and footballing travails, Everton represent an attractive proposition for an intelligent investor because of the number of people who are so passionate about the club. Takeovers are all about the money but Everton are worth buying because they mean so much to so many people. The numbers to look at are not only financial but also those who live and breathe Everton. If Dan Friedkin needed to do due diligence into the heart and soul of Everton Football Club he need only look at the number of staff and fans signing up for the Goodison Sleepout on October 11. They’re again fund-raising for local kids at risk of homelessness. Or Friedkin could look at the 60+ other vital initiatives that Everton In The Community are involved in, including mental health projects, suicide prevention, education interventions and empowering disabled people. Just because the tenure of majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri descended into shambles, especially on recruitment at certain times, didn’t mean the club was inherently flawed. There is plenty right about Everton. Clubs are so much more than a first team, even if footballing fortunes dominate 90% of headlines. Managers, players and owners come and go. A club’s heartbeat is maintained by the people who stay, by loyal supporters and selfless staff. Friedkin will learn why Everton are known as the People’s Club, a beacon of hope and force for good in local wards amongst the most deprived 1% of neighbourhoods nationally. Friedkin will see the passion of the fanbase, and the number of good people who have fought for the club, whether protesting against points deductions, calling on Moshiri to show some accountability or backing the team. (Some fans did barrack players at London Euston last month but they’re very much a minority). The sight of Julie Clarke, a member of the club’s Fan Advisory Board, sitting behind Premier League CEO Richard Masters during a DCMS hearing in January showed the lengths Everton supporters will go to protect their club and hold power to account. Clarke, FAB chair Dave Kelly, a tireless presence at the match-day food bank outside Goodison and Anfield, and the countless others who share their passion are the lifeblood of Everton. Friedkin buys into a strong and often very vocal family. He buys a distressed asset but an asset with huge potential for recovery because of the people. He famously flew his own Spitfire in the film “Dunkirk” so he’s used to getting historic British institutions off the ground. Everton fans have been down so many promising pathways that turned into cul de sacs that there will inevitably be an element of caution amidst celebrations. Friedkin has to pass assorted tests of the Premier League, FA and the Financial Conduct Authority. Fans will also be looking at events at Friedkin’s other club, Roma, in turmoil after the controversial sacking of coach and legend Daniele De Rossi and resignation of CEO Lina Souloukou. But they will certainly be delighted to see the back of Moshiri. There are many other attractions to Friedkin, including the historic nature of the club, one of the founding members of both the Football League and Premier League. Everton have a manager in Sean Dyche widely respected within football, despite recent criticism following poor results and performances (and the caveat here is that new owners often like new managers). They have good players like Jarrad Branthwaite, Jordan Pickford, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Garner, Iliman Ndiaye, amongst others, although the squad still needs further strengthening in January. Everton have a magnificent new stadium rising on the banks of the Mersey which will add to the city’s skyline, tourism traffic, employment market and businesses. Bramley-Moore Dock – the Blue Camp - will be a stunning home for Everton, a revenue stream by the river, and a symbol of a new era. And the stadium will be full. Even if dropping into the Championship, supporters of the People's Club will turn up in numbers. #EFC

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot in completed XCO #MountainBike races this season: 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 🥇 Unstoppable.

Paris 2024 Championne Olympique 🥇 🇫🇷 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 🇫🇷 #Paris2024 #Cycling #MountainBike

🇫🇷🥇 OLYMPIC CHAMPION 🥇🇫🇷 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is your @Paris2024 Champion in the Women's Cross-Country Olympic! #Cycling #MountainBike #OlympicCycling #Paris2024

Pauline Ferrand-Prévot has won world titles across multiple cycling disciplines but there is one accolade still missing from her collection: an Olympic medal. That could all change at #Paris2024. 🇫🇷 Hear from France's home hope in the mountain bike 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…