British Cycling is set to ask Team Sky to move out of its shared base at the Manchester Velodrome as part of the governing body's attempt to sever ties with the British WorldTour team, according to a report Tuesday in The Guardian.
The two organisations have shared a base and personnel since the team's founding in 2010, but The Guardian reported that British Cycling believes cutting ties with the team would help restore the governing body's reputation as it and the team have endured multiple scandals over the past 14 months.
An official announcement is expected early next week, according to The Guardian. Team Sky currently rents office space at the velodrome.
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British Cycling is in the midst of dealing with accusations of bullying and sexism levied by members of its track program last year, while it was also caught up in a scandal with Team Sky over a mystery package British Cycling delivered to Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine. A British Parliament select committee led to Dave Brailsford and Shane Sutton both being questioned by members of Parliament, with Damian Collins MP stating that, “The credibility of Team Sky and British Cycling is in tatters."
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- Varnish: I no longer trust British Cycling
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- British Cycling and Sutton face further allegations
- Shane Sutton confident of clearing his name
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- British Cycling upholds allegations of sexism against Shane Sutton
- Shane Sutton to appeal British Cycling findings
- Sutton: I told Varnish to 'lose some timber' but not to 'have a baby'
- Sutton denies being discriminatory towards para-cyclists
- British Cycling sexism and discrimination crisis - Timeline
In March Cyclingnews reported that Team Sky riders had discussed approaching Dave Brailsford and asking their manager to stand down from his current position.
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