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I'm sorry but that's the usual Stokes' bullshit. Sky are, whether fairly or not, judged differently to other teams simply because they are perceived to be British.
They've made three major mistakes in their time, adopting the zero tolerance stance, which was never going to work, hiring Leinders (although the idea he was some doping Svengali akin to Michele Ferrari bears no scrutiny) and hiring Tiernan-Locke, when they failed to apply due diligence.
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Part of it is becasue they pushed a holier than though attitude, and have fallen foul of this multiple times. They brought it upon themselves.
And then Dave B, just being unable to just tell the truth. Hammering on about being transparent, and then dodging questions and answers like the best of MPs can.He brought it upon himself. And he's dragging down good riders into the mud with him.
skinny
Cycling tips has been poor recently; however this article is good.
https://cyclingtips.com/2016/12/commentary-team-sky-has-a-history-of-credibility-issues-with-dave-brailsford-at-centre-stage/