Brailsford: Shane Sutton's job change not due to Sky's anti-doping policy

Shane Sutton and David Brailsford, Track World Championships 2012, day five

Sky team principal Dave Brailsford has denied that Shane Sutton's switch from being the squad's head coach to taking on a consultancy role was influenced by the team's anti-doping policy.

It was confirmed last week that Sutton had stepped down from the day-to-day position he has held within the set-up since 2010. However, Brailsford insisted that the Australian had not fallen foul of their zero-tolerance stance on drug taking, past and present.

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Nick Bull is an NCTJ qualified journalist who has written for a range of titles, as well as being a freelance writer at Beat Media Group, which provides reports for the PA Media wire which is circulated to the likes of the BBC and Eurosport. His work at Cycling Weekly predominantly dealt with professional cycling, and he now holds a role as PR & Digital Manager at SweetSpot Group, which organises the Tour of Britain.