Michael Barry could be forgiven for feeling somewhat vindicated by the recent criticism of Team Sky’s ethics in the seasons that he rode for them.

After all, two years ago, the team’s management effectively dismissed the Canadian cyclist as a liar when he said that Sir Dave Brailsford’s squad had raced unnecessarily on the painkiller Tramadol after he joined them in 2010.

At the time Barry had no obvious reason to fabricate the claim, given that he was retired, far removed from the World Tour and not looking to rejoin it in any capacity. Still, with none of Barry’s former team-mates prepared to back him up, Sky were able to flatly deny the claim and return to racing with their reputation intact.

Now, of course, the landscape has dramatically changed. The UK Anti-Doping Agency is preparing to publish the conclusions of its investigation into Sky, a parliamentary select committee is unhappy with what Brailsford said about a medical package delivered to Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2011, and Wiggins has retired with critics questioning the justification for the Therapeutic Use Exemptions he was granted to treat asthma with a corticosteroid.

However, even if observers may be inclined to reconsider the truth of Barry’s testimony, he draws no satisfaction from the scrutiny now placed on his old employers and he never sought vindication anyway.