Cycling It does not come as a surprise that the team around Chris Froome in the hands of Sir Jim Ratcliffe (66). The ‘self-made’ billionaire and the richest Brit is obsessed with sport and invested there all eager. Chelsea buy managed, however, not (yet), he produced a own car model.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe (66) is the new owner of the British cycling team around Chris Froome. The four-time tour winner will conquer, if not longer, the cols in a sweater of Team Sky, now going to the formation as a Team Ineos through life. Ineos is an activity in 24 countries, one of the largest independent chemical companies in the world, and is achieving an annual turnover of 52 billion euros. Ratcliffe founded in 1998 itself the chemiereus out of the ground and has the day of today, still 60 percent of shares. The creation of Ineos was a dream that Ratcliffe in fulfillment saw. The interest for the industrial world was, after all, when he as a young fellow, who, from the window in his room, the clouds counted that the numerous factories of Manchester uitbliezen. A Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering was the logical consequence, after which he worked and on his 45th Ineos founded. To provide the necessary financial resources to bring together, he took a giant gamble. He sold everything he had and borrowed to woekerrenten to the company and to launch.