The UK Anti-Doping's investigation into allegations of wrong doing at British Cycling and Team Sky remains ongoing, with original plans to release a statement on the progress of the investigation held back.
UKAD had planned to release a statement this week, with hopes of updating the media on their efforts. However that has now been postposed ahead of Monday's parliamentary inquiry into doping, at which Dave Brailsford, Shane Sutton and British Cycling's chairman, Bob Howden, are set to answer questions from British MPs as part of the Culture Media and Sport Committee.
The timing of the conclusion of UKAD's investigation – and the decision to change their plans on releasing an update - has no relation or bearing on the appearance of key cycling figures at the committee, according to the anti-doping body.
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"We never fully committed to it [ed. an update on the investigation] but we said that if we were going to say something then it would be before Christmas," a spokesperson for UKAD told Cyclingnews.
"There has now been a change of plan and it comes down to the investigation. Basically we are not in a position to say anything, yet, without it being detrimental to the investigation. It's ongoing and when we are in a position to say something, we will. We're just not going to say something for the sake of saying it."
One source close to the investigation has told Cyclingnews that UKAD are still talking to several parties after they originally launched an inquiry in October. The investigation was set to look into the circumstances surrounding a mystery package that was sent from British Cycling headquarters in Manchester to Team Sky at the end of the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2011. Simon Cope, who delivered the package confirmed to Cyclingnews that the package was delivered to Richard Freeman directly.The investigation was also set to look into allegations made by former Team Sky and Great Britain rider, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, who claimed that the drug tramadol was offered around the British Cycling team by Team Sky and British Cycling doctor, Richard Freeman at the 2012 Worlds.
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