Back to school for Team Sky bus drivers

All of Team Sky’s drivers will take safety refresher courses this winter as part of their response to an embarrassing incident that saw the team bus almost run a cyclist off the road in Wales.

But professional cycling’s most high-profile team are standing by the driver Claudio Lucchini, who is reported to be deeply upset about his error of judgement.

The near-miss, which occurred when the bus was driving to the finish of Wednesday’s fourth stage of the Tour of Britain, was captured by Andy Rolfe’s helmet camera and he posted the video on a new Twitter account, provoking a huge response.