Does Sir Dave Brailsford intentionally model the tone of his public utterances on Nigel Farage speeches to the European parliament? That is certainly the effect he achieves. The Team Sky principal has had what most would regard as an “awkward” year, yet does not appear to have moderated his public persona one iota. Rather, he seems to have amplified it. Perhaps Sir Dave applies his famous “marginal gains” philosophy even to the business of being bumptious. Perhaps he is simply never satisfied, always finding new ways to be just that little bit more insufferable.
This week finds Sir Dave and Team Sky in France, where they have made an excellent start to the Tour, despite complaints from some teams about their new bubbly aerodynamic skin suits. Responding to disquiet over the use of said bubbles on time-trial outfits, Dave sniffed: “Go and get your house in order, shape up a little bit and then we can talk about it.”
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