The Kennaugh brothers had no choice but to pull out of this year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
That's the view of Isle of Man Newspapers Sports Editor John Watterson after both Peter and Tim pulled out of the Manx cycling squad shortly before the team left for India.
There were high medal hopes for both riders, but John Watterson believes the Kennaughs were put in a situation where they had no other alternative:-
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