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Peter Stuart

UK Sport warned British Cycling against Shell sponsorship and its possible impact on future public funding

HONG KONG CHINA MARCH 17 Emma Finucane of Great Britain celebrates after winning the womens keirin final gold metal match during the Day 3 of the Tissot UCI Track Nations Cup Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Velodrome on March 17 2024 in Hong Kong China Photo by Yu Chun Christopher WongEurasia Sport ImagesGetty Images.

British Cycling’s controversial partnership with fossil fuels giant Shell caused UK Sport to issue a warning to the then-CEO Brian Facer in which the national sport body expressed “considerable concern” about the sponsorship and its implications.

The letter, revealed through a freedom of information request from satirical and current affairs print magazine Private Eye, claimed that the partnership with Shell "potentially exposes UK Sport, the National Lottery and British Cycling to legal and reputational risk".

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