You're referring to Sky and, yes, there is doubt about them. Sky started their team as huge anti-doping proponents. Froome is their star and he's about the win the Giro D'Italia. If he does, he'll have the title for all three grand tours at the same time and be the first Briton to win the Giro. He'll also still be under investigation for taking performance enhancing drugs during the Vuelta. In his case, too much asthma inhaler. I hope he's cleared because it'll set the sport back again to the point that I can't see it recovering.
I've only got into in the last five years or so as I've started cycling more myself. It's a unique sport in that they compete in places you're able to test yourself on too. You can go to the mountains professional cyclists race on to see how you do. The biggest challenge for these athletes face is the course and you can challenge yourself too. Not many sports can say the same.
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