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BRAILSFORD’S BLAST AT ‘FLUFFY’ CRITICS

TOUR DE FRANCE godfather Sir Dave Brailsford has warned that the cycling empire he built will crumble if it caves in to political correctness.

Brailsford is the architect of five Yellow Jersey triumphs in six years for Team Sky, with Chris Froome completing his fourth crown at the weekend, and the pioneer behind Team GB’s gold rush in the Olympic velodrome.

But Froome’s ride towards greatness has not dispersed the clouds over British cycling after a traumatic year of allegations ranging from bullying and sexism to missed drug tests, jiffy bags, and UK Anti-Doping raids on Sky’s offices.

And Brailsford (left) fears