Team Sky boss Brailsford hits back at UKAD chairman


  • Cycling
  • Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017

Team Sky rider manager Dave Brailsford waits for the start of the 191.5-km (118.9 miles) 6th stage of the 102nd Tour de France cycling race from Abbeville to Le Havre, France, July 9, 2015. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

ALCUDIA, Mallorca (Reuters) - Team Sky unveiled the sleek black machine they hope will propel Chris Froome to a fourth Tour de France triumph but the contents of a humble jiffy bag was the main talking point as their Mallorca pre-season camp continued under a cloud on Tuesday.

After a handful of media got the low-down on the latest bicycle to roll out of the Pinarello factory - the Dogma F10 -team boss Dave Brailsford was again weighed down by questions regarding the ongoing UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) investigation into a package delivered to Bradley Wiggins six years ago.

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