Dave Brailsford tried to dispel suspicions about his behaviour and the contents of the mysterious jiffy bag when speaking to the British parliamentary hearing of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday but he remains at the centre of the controversy involving Team Sky and British Cycling after being accused of offering alternatives to Daily Mail journalist Matt Lawton in order to ‘kill’ the story.
Lawton writes in Tuesday's Daily Mail: "This newspaper is obliged to reveal the lengths Brailsford went to in an attempt to kill a story he feared could mark ‘the end of Team Sky’."
“First came the offer of an alternative, more positive story. Then possibly a story about a rival team winning races with Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) — something he did not reveal in the end. And at the end of the two-and-a-half-hour meeting, Brailsford asked if there was ‘anything else that could be done?’”
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Cyclingnews contacted both Brailsford and Team Sky regarding the matter and were sent the following statement.
“Dave gave public evidence to the Select Committee yesterday for an hour as part of their inquiry into anti-doping. As we have always said we believe what is most important is for UKAD to establish the truth independently. We are confident that when they report it will be clear that there has been no wrongdoing.”
“During the Committee session, Dave acknowledged once again his own mistakes in handling the issue over recent months.
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