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Yeah you're right.
Sky do know how to get the best out of people, if you can play their game.
Their game is basically training so hard and being able to recover. 100% focus.A similar question that keeps me awake some nights. What percentage I'm able to get out of myself, by myself. I think I'm losing 10%, versus being coached/supported by world class people. It's a big number!
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Howard
Kennaugh and Puccio have both done well too, having joined as neo-pros.
But Josh Edmondson is an obvious example, but he was, by his own admission, an disaster area when it came to organisation, and he's disappeared without trace since leaving Sky. Dombrowski had injury problems for most of his time there, and struggled with positioning on narrow, European roads. He looks like he's found a better environment at Slipstream though.
One thing I'd say about Sky is that they seem to get the best out of most people, i.e. it's rare that riders leave the team, especially younger ones, who then go on to better things. Alex Dowsett is the only example I can think of without trawling through http://www.procyclingstats.com .