Nicole Cooke has told the UK Parliament that she is ‘sceptical’ of Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins’ use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) and the mysterious jiffy bag that was sent to the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine.
Speaking in front of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee that is investigating doping in sport, Cooke, said that the timings of applications reminded her of how riders, in her experience, used to circumnavigate the anti-doping processes. Cooke also submitted detailed written evidence that made further accusations of sexism against British Cycling.
Wiggins applied for three TUEs for the substance triamcinolone acetonide (also known as kenacort or kenalog) between 2011 and 2013. The first two came just ahead of the Tour de France while the last was before the 2013 Giro d’Italia. Wiggins has said that the medication was to treat a serious allergy to pollen.
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Following the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine, a medical package was sent to Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman for Wiggins. Dave Brailsford revealed to the committee last month that the package contained the decongestant Fluimicil. However no paper trail or confirmation that it as actually Fluimicil has so far emerged, as UK Anti-Doping investigate possible wrong doing.
“I think the chronological coincidence just before the major events based on patterns and ways that I’ve seen riders try to beat the system,” Cooke told the committee by video link from Paris.
“It makes me sceptical but I don’t have the medical knowledge to make an informed decision of the medical side of it. Based on my experience I am sceptical of what they’ve done.”
- Timeline of UKAD investigation into Team Sky and British Cycling
- Cope: I don't know what was in the package for Team Sky
- Brailsford says mysterious package contained legal drug Fluimucil
- Nicole Cooke questions why Simon Cope was acting as Sky courier
Cooke's four TUE
The abuse of TUE
A reluctance to tackle doping
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