LONDON (Reuters) - Three-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome has said he was never offered or administered the powerful corticosteroid triamcinolone by Team Sky and was not aware of other riders in the British outfit taking it. During an ongoing investigation by UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) into allegations of possible wrongdoing by the British team, it was disclosed earlier this year that 55 doses of triamcinolone had been ordered by Team Sky between 2010 and 2013. Team Sky has been under a cloud over the contents of a 'jiffy bag' delivered to the team's then doctor Richard Freeman at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine. A newspaper report alleged it was triamcinolone, although team principal Dave Brailsford said the package contained the legal flu treatment Fluimucil. Team Sky have said that only a small amount of the triamcinolone was administered to riders under TUEs with the rest being used to treat staff members.

Source: The Star June 23, 2017 12:00 UTC