Team Sky can extend dominance under new owners, says Wiggins
Former Tour de France winner says team will thrive under GM Dave Brailsford
London — Former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins says Team Sky can maintain their dominance of cycling’s Grand Tour events under prospective new owners, with GM Dave Brailsford in an “ideal situation”. The media giant announced in December it would be ending its decade-long association with the team at the end of 2019, with eight Grand Tour victories secured so far. Widespread reports have suggested Britain’s richest man Jim Ratcliffe, with an estimated fortune of £21bn, will step in and create Team Ineos, after the chemicals giant that he founded, and Wiggins believes they will continue to thrive under Brailsford. “Dave will want to retain control and it is Dave’s way in terms of the way he manages the team, the way he sets the team up,” the Olympic gold medallist told The Bradley Wiggins Show on Eurosport. “I think he would have been reluctant to have another multinational company that came in that wanted it for the advertisement and to get their name out there, but would wan...
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