The Tour an orchestrated three week ride where there are only a few contenders and teams can control most events. Sky are the big money team, the US Postal, I wonder if Verbruggen is ringing them with advance bad news. Rob Hayles tests positive at a World Cup, Brailsford pale, drained on...
There's no baton in cycling and only six serious countries that compete on the track. Brailsfords budget exceeds that of France by 50 times, Brailsford actually should be winning more than he does, I also hear there may well be a challenge coming from another home based team on the road...