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Some national organisations find it impossible to deal with incredibly talented individuals who don't follow their template or 'do the numbers'. Cavendish and Obree leap immediately to mind, as does Ovett and so many others. BC and Skyneos are the two heads of Cerberus, essentially the same savage beast that demands 'my way or the highway'. Much like every large corporation they would much prefer the athletes (fast-streamed management yes men) they have produced in their own laboratories or training schemes to someone more talented yet individual.
The ultimate product of the system is probably Sebastian Coe.