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Meet the new Dave Brailsford, for whom winning isn’t everything

Dave Brailsford was a bike racer, a long time ago. A real one. The kind that left Wales at 19 and headed to the Continent with a bike and a bag and a few modest dreams. He left his family and his girlfriend. Found a team. Put his head down in a foreign land and …

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Dave Brailsford reveals prostate cancer battle

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LONDON (AFP) – Team Ineos general manager Dave Brailsford has revealed he has undergone surgery for prostate cancer. The 55-year-old who has masterminded Team Sky and Ineos’ domination of the Tour de France over the past decade and led Britain’s cycling success at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, had surgery last month after the diagnosis …

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The weekly spin: Ineos courting Carapaz highlights need for WorldTour budget cap

Even though they didn’t factor in the race, Team Ineos is now at the center of the narrative surrounding the 2019 Giro d’Italia champion. Ineos didn’t win a stage at the Giro, or do much to influence the general classification; its top-ranked rider was 21-year-old Pavel Sivakov, who finished ninth overall and second in the …

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