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Bradley Wiggins: corticosteroid use ‘wasn’t about trying to gain an unfair advantage’

Sir Bradley Wiggins asserts that his approved use of triamcinolone injections was not for performance-enhancing reasons, but to treat a long-term asthma problemBradley Wiggins on stage fourteen of the 2012 Tour de FranceSir Bradley Wiggins asserts that his approved use of triamcinolone injections was not for performance-enhancing reasons, but to treat a long-term asthma problem

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Icons of cycling: Three Peaks Cyclocross

We look at the Yorkshire Dales classic, which mixes running and cycling, and talk to the man who founded itThe Three Peaks Cyclocross. Photo: Andy Jones We look at the Yorkshire Dales classic, which mixes running and cycling, and talk to the man who founded it

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13 things your friends don’t understand about cycling

They think the offside rule is complicated, but it really, really isn'tThe road from Hawes up Buttertubs was lined with hundreds of spectators, cheering on the stars as they passed by on stage one of this year’s Tour de France from Leeds to Harrogate. It's too much to ask for all your friends to be cyclists. Try as you might to explain, some of your mates are never going to get it. It's not your fault.

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