JRanton said:
Triamcinolone isn't even banned outside of competition so please spare us the idea that this was a significant performance enhancer.
Which is totally contrary to the views of former dopers who have witnessed at first hand its effects:
David Millar
“As I said in my book, I took EPO and testosterone patches, and they obviously produce huge differences… Kenacort [triamcinolone], though, was the only one you took and three days later you looked different,” Millar told The Telegraph last week.
“You would do all the training but my weight would stick. But if I took Kenacort, 1.5-2kgs would drop off in like a week. And not only would the weight drop off, I would feel stronger.”
“No, that’s cheating?” Dumoulin said when asked if he would consider applying for such a TUE.
Joerg Jaksche
TUE or not, he is clear that there is a big boost from injections of Triamcinolone acetonide.
“I would say it is a very big performance improver. It reduces weight, it increases your recovery and it is a very strong painkiller. From my experience, I would say that it is probably a three to five percent performance improvement.
“It is not marginal,” Jaksche adds, with a laugh.