A whistle-blower, who is reported to have worked with Team Sky, has accused the British squad of violating the UCI's no-needle policy in order to speed recovery of its athletes, according to the Press Association Sport. The information has been passed to the Select Committee at the House of Commons, while UK Anti-Doping are currently investigating the allegation.
A report published on Thursday alleges that Team Sky brought in Dr Fabio Bartalucci to the team in late 2010 for his expertise in using intravenous infusions to aid recovery after riders complained that the team's attempts to be beyond reproach was hampering results.
Bartalucci was among those swept up in San Remo during the 2001 Giro d'Italia when police raided team hotel rooms in search of doping products. Though Bartalucci, then with the Bonjour team was never charged, the blitz led to the expulsion of Dario Frigo from the race. Bartalucci went on to work with Team Phonak before joining Team Sky for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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The whistle-blower reportedly provided UKAD and Damian Collins MP, the chairman of the select committee, with evidence that some riders on the team were using injections of Tationil (glutathione), a potent anti-oxidant believed to aid muscle recovery and growth.
Team Sky has been under scrutiny by UKAD and the select committee since late 2016 after reports that team doctor Richard Freeman ordered a special medical package hand-delivered from Manchester to France in 2011 for Bradley Wiggins, who had just won the Criterium du Dauphine.
Team principal David Brailsford testified before the committee that he believed the package contained Fluimucil, but the team has been so far unable to produce documentation to back up their assertions because Dr Freeman kept all the records on his laptop, which was stolen. The team said the Fluimucil, or acetylcysteine, was for inhalation to break up mucus in Wiggins' lungs.
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