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[Closed] The Sky is falling!

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/46556327

Interesting read, well put together.


 
Posted : 13/12/2018 8:14 pm
 nbt
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There were rumours of Ecopetrol being in the running, but Cycling Weekly say that Ineos are lined up to take over - and increase the budget!

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/latest-news/british-billionaire-sir-jim-ratcliffe-sponsor-team-sky-bigger-budget-according-sources-410723


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 6:35 pm
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Ratcliffe the rich, vote for Brexit, make Britain great, but I’ll be moving to Monaco to avoid British taxes and post-Brexit problems individual?

Oh dear.


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:09 pm
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Ratcliffe the rich, vote for Brexit, make Britain great, but I’ll be moving to Monaco to avoid British taxes and post-Brexit problems individual?

Well that should help reduce the amount of venom directed at them then.....


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:10 pm
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At least they'll have a nearly French owner. ****ing ****.


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:18 pm
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British billionaire supports great British success story. New money coming into a sport we/some love. But no lets make it another rich/right wing, brexit bashing story.🤨


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:19 pm
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Ratcliffe the rich, vote for Brexit, make Britain great, but I’ll be moving to Monaco to avoid British taxes and post-Brexit problems individual?

Oh dear.

And I’ll add one of the most destructive plastics manufacturing companies “in the world”

HTHs bolster the vitriol 🤣


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:21 pm
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Taxi, he’s not British, well not for tax purposes 😉.
Now if he wants to start acting like a reasonable guy, pay his share etc then perhaps we should entertain his activities.
But at present he’s just dragging the cycling team down.


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 7:53 pm
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And I’ll add one of the most destructive plastics manufacturing companies “in the world”

And cycling is so squeaky clean where the use of polluting plastics is concerned so sounds like a match made in heaven.


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 8:00 pm
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That’s why he’s sponsoring the British Americas Cup team innit..


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 8:23 pm
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I'm mainly disappointed 'cos I wanted to see how they did with a smaller budget.

🙁


 
Posted : 15/03/2019 9:04 pm
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