It was announced on Wednesday November 15, 2017, that the UKAD investigation into an 'allegation of wrongdoing' involving Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, British Cycling, and a mystery medical package had closed, and that no charges would be brought against any of the parties involved. It is a story that has run and run for over a year - fuelled by claims and counter claims, information and misinformation - and the lack of a definitive conclusion from UKAD means it still has legs.
The facts are that British Cycling employee Simon Cope travelled from the UK to France to transport a medical package to the Team Sky bus on the final day of the Critérium du Dauphiné, and that it was then administered to Wiggins by Dr Richard Freeman. What was in the package - was it triamcinolone, banned in competition, or was it fluimucil, a legal decongestant - was the great mystery, and UKAD acknowledged in their closing statement that is likely it will never be known.
In this timeline, we track the development of the story, from the origins of the allegations, through a parliamentary inquiry, to the conclusion of the investigation, and the impassioned reaction from Wiggins after more than a year of silence.
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October 7, 2016: UKAD confirm investigation into 'allegations of wrongdoing in cycling' after the Daily Mail's story on a medical delivery to Team Sky via British Cycling employee Simon Cope.
October 8, 2016: UK Anti-Doping 'swoop' into British Cycling - investigators visited British Cycling at the Manchester Velodrome.
October 8, 2016: UCI president Brian Cookson, a former British Cycling president, pledged his cooperation with UKAD.
October 9, 2016: Pooley: Brailsford and Sky need to get their facts straight - Emma Pooley disputed Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford's comments that incorrectly stated that Simon Cope was in France to see her.
October 11, 2016: Cope: I don't know what was in the package for Team Sky - Simon Cope says he delivered a package, crossing two customs borders, but did not know its contents.
October 12, 2016: British Cycling physio faces questions over Team Sky's Dauphine medical package - Cope suggested that the package came from Phil Burt, a consultant with BC.
October 14, 2016: UKAD ramps up investigation into Team Sky and British Cycling - the inquiry includes allegations from Jonathan Tiernan-Locke that BC offered Tramadol to him while he was racing with the national team at the 2012 World Championships.
Meanwhile, speculation continued around what was in the package and whether or not Team Sky was operating in a 'grey area'. Former performance director Peter Keen said the case highlighted concerns he had already raised surrounding the connections between the publicly-funded British Cycling programs and the professional, privately funded, Team Sky.
October 17, 2016: Brailsford refuses to clarify contents of Team Sky's medical package
October 18, 2016: Froome: Impossible to say if Wiggins operated in a grey area
October 19, 2016: Bradley Wiggins broke no rules, no grey area at Team Sky, says Portal
October 21, 2016: Peter Keen highlights seriousness of British Cycling and Team Sky allegations
October 24, 2016: Simon Cope to speak to UK Anti-Doping as investigation continues
Parliamentary hearing
2017 season begins with Sky and Brailsford under scrutiny
Case closed
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