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Wiggins has come under scrutiny since Russian hackers 'Fancy
Bears' revealed he had applied for a TUE to use a controversial
corticosteroid prior to his 2012 Tour de France victory and two
other road races in 2011 and 2013 when he rode for Team Sky.
"When WADA was hacked the first time and before the Wiggins
story, there is a major problem with TUEs. There is a problem
with the actual system," Team Sky's Roche told cyclingnews.com.
"Again, you can do whatever you want against Wiggins but
unfortunately, as far as ethically it's wrong, he is within the
rules. It is wrong that these rules are like that.
"That's where the main problem is. It's a problem not just in
cycling but in all sport."
Wiggins did not break any anti-doping rules and the 36-year-old
and Team Sky general manager David Brailsford, also a former
British Cycling performance director, have denied any
wrongdoing, insisting the TUEs were medically necessary.
"To be honest, this year I was sick three times and I never
needed a TUE, so there is a real problem on the easiness of
getting TUEs and how athletes can abuse them," the 32-year-old
Irish rider, who is joining BMC Racing in 2017, added.
"I think if you work on that then you have a solution. But the
problem is much more than Wiggins, it's the whole system that
needs to be revised."
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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