In the latter part of this season, the biggest questions facing cycling weren't about anything to do with sport or performance, but about an ethical issue, more specifically, the existence and branding of the Israel-Premier Tech team.
Despite being in the team's name, Israel as a state doesn't sponsor the squad – as in the case of UAE Team Emirates-XRG or Bahrain Victorious, for example – but the team was, until this autumn, branded with the Israel identity, registered in Israel, and closely linked with Israel via their owner, billionaire Sylvan Adams.
