Nothing to hide for British cycling and Wiggins: Sutton

Former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton is confident Team Sky and the national governing body have nothing to hide amid an ongoing investigation by UK Anti-Doping.

A furore has erupted over the decision to seek permission for Sir Bradley Wiggins to use triamcinolone.

And UKAD is investigating allegations of wrongdoing in cycling, over a package delivered to Team Sky at the end of the Criterium du Dauphine stage race won by Wiggins in June 2011. Team Sky deny wrongdoing and are cooperating with UKAD.

Sutton, who left his role 100 days prior to this summer’s Olympics amid allegations of discrimination which he denies, has complete faith in both Wiggins and Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford.

The Australian, Wiggins’ longtime mentor, told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek programme: “Our record at British Cycling speaks for itself, our record at (Team) Sky is brilliant, they’ve endorsed clean cycling from day one.

“Knowing Sir Dave Brailsford and the way he works, his work ethic, he’s been the big pioneer for clean cycling and we built our success off evidence-based programmes. The evidence will come out and I’m sure that they’ll be exonerated.”

Brailsford has declined to reveal the package’s contents, preferring UKAD to complete its investigation.

Sutton, who was at the Dauphine race in the Alps, added: “It’s not something uncommon, for a coach or a logistics person to bring out a parcel. I don’t know too much about the whole story but I’ve had a chat with UK Anti-Doping.

“Let the truth come out and move on. I think we all need to get behind Bradley again and support him because in my belief, this guy has done no wrong.”