Change at Netcompany-Ineos as John Allert leaves CEO role

John Allert has stepped down from his role as CEO of Netcompany-Ineos after four years with the team. He initially joined the team as managing director in 2022, before he was appointed as CEO ahead of the 2024 season.

Domestique understands that Allert formally resigned a month ago after playing a key part in the negotiations that led to Danish technology company Netcompany coming on board as co-title sponsor for the next five years. The team was rebranded as Netcompany-Ineos in time for the Giro d’Italia.

According to journalist Daniel Friebe, Allert had initially intended to leave the role at the end of 2025, but he remained in situ through the early part of 2026 to complete negotiations with the new title sponsor. 

Domestique understands that Netcompany-Ineos will not appoint a new CEO to replace Allert. The team already overhauled its management structure last year, with Dave Brailsford formally rejoining Ineos’ cycling organisation ahead of the Tour de France after leaving his role at Manchester United.

Brailsford’s formal title is team principal, and he also continues to serve as director of sport for the wider Ineos group. Geraint Thomas was named as director of racing for the team last winter after his retirement at the end of last season. Scott Drawer remains in place as performance director.

Allert first entered cycling in 2019 after a long experience in motorsport with the McLaren group, and he spent two years as managing director of the Bahrain McLaren team. 

When Allert first joined Ineos in 2022, his role was focused primarily on the business side of the organisation, but he took over the day-to-day running of the team when Rod Ellingworth departed his role as deputy team principal at the end of 2023.

Although Allert held the title of CEO, he reported to Brailsford, whom he described as the “godfather” of the team. 

The squad, founded as Team Sky in 2010, won the Tour de France seven times in eight years between 2012 and 2019, but they have fallen behind UAE Team Emirates-XRG and Visma Lease a Bike in the Grand Tours in the 2020s. Ineos prised Oscar Onley away from Picnic-PostNL last winter to lead their challenge at this year’s Tour.