In an interview with The Guardian`s William Fotheringham, Chris Froome categorically stated that he has never been offered the corticosteroid triamcinolone during his time at Team Sky. `I can only speak about my experiences in the team at the time. I certainly haven`t been offered triamcinolone in the team,` Froome told The Guardian, adding `I haven`t, no`, when asked if he had had any injections of triamcinolone. During UK Anti-Doping`s investigation into Team Sky and British Cycling, it was revealed the British team ordered 55 doses of the corticosteroid triamcinolone between 2010 and 2013. 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins received three injections of triamcinolone in 2011, 2012 and 2013 with all three covered by UCI approved therapeutic use exemptions (TUE) to combat pollen allergies. Some others were given to staff emembers, including team manager Dave Brailsford but most have still to be accounted for.ADVERTISEMENT The investigation into Team Sky and British Cycling stem from the delivery of a Jiffy bag to Team Sky`s then doctor Richard Freeman at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine. Team Sky`s principal Dave Brailsford suggested the mysterious `jiffy bag` package contained the legal drug Fluimucil when questioned by the Culture, Media and Sport Committee in December last year. In early-2017, Freeman told the Culture, Media and Sport select committee that coaches and performance directors were involved in the decision to treat riders with Triamcinolone. When asked what he made when Team Sky`s purchase of triamcinolone was made public, Froome said he has given it little thought with his focus on winning a fourth Tour title. Backing Brailsford despite previous disagreements
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