British Cycling in line for even more criticism amid accusations of cover-up | Sean Ingle


If the cycling body can expect further battering until the truth is laid bare, UK Sport may be charged with forsaking diligence in its obsession with medals

When lawyers for UK Sport drew up the contract for British Cycling’s £30.6m funding agreement after London 2012 one clause seemed innocuous enough: “You shall fully communicate and provide information to us regarding the outcomes of the Peter King review.”

Four years on, however it is the basis for frosty skirmishes between Britain’s most successful Olympic sport and the body whose millions have allowed it to thrive.

Related: UK Sport accuses British Cycling of a ‘complete lack of transparency’

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