Wiggins under pressure in drugs probe
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BRADLEY Wiggins is facing fresh questions about his medical history after Britain’s Daily Mail reported he was at the center of an inquiry by United Kingdom Anti-Doping.
The Mail said UKAD wanted to question him and his Team Sky bosses over a medical package delivered to the British outfit ahead of the 2011 Tour de France.
“UK Anti-Doping is investigating an allegation of wrongdoing within cycling. In order to protect the integrity of the investigation, we will not comment further,” a UKAD statement said.
British cycling great Wiggins has been in the spotlight since leaked medical data showed the five-time Olympic champion had been granted a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) by cycling authorities for the powerful corticosteroid triamcinolone, which he was permitted to take just days before the 2012 Tour de France, which he won, as well as the 2011 Tour and the 2013 Giro d’Italia.
Wiggins said he needed the drug to help control his asthma.
But Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin told Netherlands newspaper De Limburger it was “strange” Wiggins had received the injections immediately before three Grand Tours.
Triamcinolone has also been used as a doping agent by riders, including notorious drugs cheat Lance Armstrong, and is believed to help athletes lose weight, combat fatigue and aid recovery.
The Mail said that while British Cycling has not identified the substance in the package, it has indicated it did not contain triamcinolone.
Team Sky responded to the Mail’s story by promising to investigate the claims, while insisting there was no reason to suspect foul play.
“Team Sky was contacted by the Daily Mail regarding an allegation of wrongdoing,” the statement read. “We take any issues such as this very seriously and immediately conducted an internal review to establish the facts. We are confident there has been no wrongdoing.
“We informed British Cycling of the allegation and asked them to contact UKAD, who we will continue to liaise with.”
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