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Former UCI, and British Cycling President Brian Cookson has called for the 'reputation' of Team Sky and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bradley Wiggins to be 'reinstated' following 1🌊68澳洲5最新开奖结果:the conclusion of UKAD's investigation into the WorldTour team and British Cycling

In 2011, British Cycling employee Simon Cope travelled from the UK to France to tran🐓sport a medical package to the Team Sky bus on the final day of the Critérium du Dauphiné, that was then administered to Wiggins by Dr Richard Freeman. The contents of the package, or 'jiffy bag' as it came to be known, became central to the investigation. Team Sky and British Cycling both claimed the 'jiffy bag' contained the legal decongestant Fluimucil but could not to provide a paper trཧail.

Last month, UKAD closed the investigation, unable to confirm contents of the 'jiffy bag'. In the aftermath, Wiggins, who has denied any anti-doping violations, explained he believed the investigation was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a "malicious witch hunt" and is considering legal action.

Speaking with the BBC, Cookson explained the invetigaton proved "no rules were broken" but as a consequence there was reputational damagﷺe to cycling, Sky and Wiggins.

"I think the reputation of the sport, the reputation of the the team and the reputation of the rider Bradley Wiggins should be reinstated," Cookson added. "At the end of the day I have no idea what was in that package, and have no idea what the so-called whistle blower told Ukad or told the Daily Mail what was in thꦬe package. Ukad have not been able to put a case together so that's the end of the story."

The UKAD investigation also included looking into Team Sky's use of therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs). During his presidency, Cookson 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:defended the UCI's handling ofTUEs and explained that the system was 'tightened' up. Last month Shane Sutton, former technical director of the Great Britain team, said that TUEs were 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a legitimate way of finding "mar𒈔ginal gains" while staying within anti-doping rules.

Responding to Sutton's comments, Cookson explained "I don't think anyone should be surprised when a professional sports team pushes the rules right to the very limit," he said. "That's what professional sports teams do - you see it in football, you see it in Fo🔜rmula One and so on.

"That's essentially I think what's happened here; in terms of the structures that 🌜were in place at the time, the rules were abided by."

On TUEs, Cookson further explained his opinion 🦹and their use🍃 in professional sport.

"I think that there is a separate argument about TUEs" he said. "Are they a good thing or not? If you want my view I think they should be allowed but if they are allowed then the rider doesn't compete for a limited period of time," he said. "That's not the rules at the moment. The World Anti Doping Agency (Wada) has looked at the rules time and time again every year and kept the TUE sys⛎tem. It's fit for purpose in their view and sports have to abide by the rules.

"We did tighten the rules upꦺ on how TUEs were issued and that's resulted in far fewer being issued. I think that's a goꦺod thing."

In the BBC interview, Cookson also reiterated his surprise and disappointment at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:losing the UCI presidential election, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:his plans to s🐓tart a women🌠's cycling team.