2016: The year the wheels came off British cycling

Questions remain after Sir Dave Brailsford appears in front of MPs to explain parcel sent to Sir Bradley Wiggins

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It's been a great year for UK sport, but a dark cloud still hangs over British Cycling.

While not lessening the achievements of Laura Trott, Jason Kenny and Tour de France winner Chris Froome, 2016 will go down as the year the wheels came off for the governing body of the country's most successful sport, says Dan Roan of the BBC.

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