Brian Cookson: Team Sky is failing UK talent

UCI president and former member of the team's operating board says homegrown riders are not being developed by the squad.

Team Sky chases on stage two of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine

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UCI president Brian Cookson believes Team Sky has abandoned one of its original pledges of seeking to develop young British riders.

Cookson was a member of the operating board of the team’s owners, Tour Racing Limited, from its inception in 2010 until he was elected into his current position last September.

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Chris Sidwells
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Chris has written thousands of articles for magazines, newspapers and websites throughout the world. He’s written 25 books about all aspects of cycling in multiple editions and translations into at least 25

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