Froome backs Brailsford, says Team Sky has 'evolved' from early days

There was an interview with Landis I watched once...There seems to be a mentality in cycling that if you pass the test, then clearly you're not cheaing

That's the daftest thing I've ever heard. Whatever Sky have or haven't done, the fact that Landis once lied in an interview is completely irrelevant to the issue. 'Floyd Landis lied once, therefore all cycling teams are cheating and lying about it' is a ridiculous proposition.

''Difficult to take Froome's comments about improved checks and procedures seriously given his adverse finding for salbutamol last year.''

It would be a very very brave person to bet that Sky are ethical in their use of TUE's with all the evidence and poor record keeping and doctors who won't be interviewed. There was an interview with Landis I watched once, and he kept saying he ''didn't cheat'', not saying that ''he didnt take drugs''. There seems to be a mentality in cycling that if you pass the test, then clearly you're not cheaing. That micro-dosing EPO and HGH at your high altitude training camp are not cheating, as you didnt fail a test.

Let us all just hope that when statutes of limitiation are over (10 years for Tdf results? Like Riijs?) that people will come forward with the truth. Like Hamilton, Landis, Rassmussen etc (Thinking of that, I should check if Hincappie has done a book. I'd like to read his persepective, especially as he spent his final years at BMC).

Until team doctors are no longer team employees, but instead independed doctors who work for the UCI, I just can't see how things will change.

I'd highly recommend people watch Icarus (on netflix already), the doco that won an oscar this year. It starts out looking at one thing, but then finds itself kneedeep into the whole Russia thing. It is absolutely crazy that governing bodies say how they are striving to stop drug cheats, yet the tests can be passed and even when programs are exposed, we don't see punishments. 

Difficult to take Froome's comments about improved checks and procedures seriously given his adverse finding for salbutamol last year.

Not really. He wasn't hiding the fact that he uses an inhaler, it was known. Either you believe him when he says he only took the permitted amount, or you think he is lying. It doesn't really have anything to do with checks and procedures.

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"From the conception of the team back in 2010, there have been a lot of things that have changed"

They sure have. I seem to recall back then they had a policy of not employing anyone who failed a drug test.

Difficult to take Froome's comments about improved checks and procedures seriously given his adverse finding for salbutamol last year.

Sounds like a stable door is closing at Team Sky