Anti-fracking protesters to line Tour de Yorkshire route
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4DSXR)
Activists to protest over sponsorship of cycling team by chemicals firm Ineos
Riders at next week's Tour de Yorkshire could be greeted by up to 10,000 people wearing masks depicting the UK's richest man as the devil after his chemical company took over sponsorship of cycling's most successful team.
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, who has lobbied to weaken green taxes and reduce restrictions on fracking, is the main shareholder of Ineos, which has been announced as the new sponsor of what was Team Sky - home to Tour de France winners Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
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