Nicole Cooke: Team Sky and British Cycling supply more questions than answers


Shane Sutton and David Brailsford’s appearances in front of the culture, media and sport committee sparked so many flashbacks to my frustration in trying to deal with British Cycling

The reputations of British Cycling, Team Sky, Bradley Wiggins and, by association, every contemporary British cyclist were all on the line in front of the culture, media and sport committee before Christmas. I felt for the MPs. They kept asking a very simple question: “Can you tell us what was in the Jiffy bag?”

Time and again, as they sought to drag out answers, the MPs summed up the verbiage with a succinct response: “I am not sure whether that was a yes or a no.” I had so many flashbacks during those three hours, recalling my identical frustration in trying to deal with British Cycling.

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