'People say Team Sky crossed the ethical line, but if they can prove they've done nothing wrong then the system's wrong'

Five-time Olympic champion rower Steve Redgrave backs Wiggins and Team Sky over doping report allegations

Bradley Wiggins on stage 17 of the 2012 Tour de France (Sunada)

(Image credit: Yuzuru SUNADA)

Five-time Olympic gold medallist Steve Redgrave has come to the defence of Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky, saying that a parliamentary report released last week was wrong to focus on them as they did not break any rules, and that MPs should instead have focused on problems with the system and rules surround therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs).

A report from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee concluded that Team Sky used corticosteroids such as triamcinolone, which Wiggins received three TUEs for between 2011 and 2013, to enhance the performance of Wiggins and other riders.

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Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.