Sir Dave Brailsford's British Cycling career – in pictures

Dave Brailsford joined British Cycling in 1998 and in 2003 is among the senior managers who push for the opening of the GB under-23 academy run by Rod Ellingworth. Alumni include Mark Cavendish, Ed Clancy, Ben Swift, Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh. In 2004 Brailsford was appointed performance director of British Cycling Photograph: Tom Jenkins

2004 The breakthrough came at the Athens Olympics: gold medals for Sir Chris Hoy in the Men's 1km Time Trial …
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And Bradley Wiggins in the men's pursuit
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2007 The golden era begins at the track world championships in Palma de Mallorca, with seven gold medals, including Victoria Pendleton in the women's keirin ... Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Bradley Wiggins in the men's individual pursuit … Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

As well as a second gold for Victoria Pendleton alongside Shanaze Reade's in the women's team sprint Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

2008 Complete dominance at the world track championships and Olympic Games – with nine golds at the worlds, including the men's team pursuit gold medal final … Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

And eight at the Olympic Games, including three for Chris Hoy
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One for Bradley Wiggins in the men's individual pursuit … Photograph: Tom Jenkins

And one for Rebecca Romero in the women's individual pursuit
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It was also the year in which Nicole Cooke won the Women's world road title, the first for a Briton since 1982. Sky are confirmed as the main sponsor for British Cycling
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2009 Team Sky founded; goes on the road in 2010
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2011 Mark Cavendish takes the world road race title, the first Briton to do so since Tom Simpson in 1967 Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

2012 Thirteen medals were won at the track cycling world championships, including six golds, one of which was secured by Danielle King, Laura Trott and Jo Rowsell in the women's team pursuit. This was a good warm-up for the 2012 Olympic Games … Photograph: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images

Where eight golds at the London games equalled the Beijing tally. These included Sir Chris Hoy, Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny winning the men's team sprint … Photograph: Tom Jenkins

And Bradley Wiggins winning the individual time trial Photograph: Tom Jenkins

In a monumental year for Bradley Wiggins he also became the first Briton to win the Tour de France Photograph: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

A good year for Dave Brailsford was topped off by being named coach of the year at the BBC sports personality of the year awards Photograph: David Davies/PA

2013 Chris Froome succeeds Wiggins as Tour de France winner for Team Sky Photograph: Tom Jenkins