Bradley Wiggins: Sutton is our Mourinho and you want him in the trenches

Bradley Wiggins believes that the Great Britain track team are starting to collectively pull in the right direction. The team were under fire at the start of the championships after their sprint teams disappointed and riders spoke out against certain management decisions. However, Wiggins, who led the men's pursuit team to silver on Thursday, is confident that the squad are on track for the Rio Olympics. The former Tour de France winner also offered his backing to team performance director Shane Sutton, likening him to Jose Mourinho and telling Cyclingnews that the Australian is the "kind of guy you want in the trenches with you."

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.