Former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman given four-year doping ban

Freeman chose not to defend himself before the anti-doping panel

Richard Freeman
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Richard Freeman, the former British Cycling doctor, has received a four-year doping ban for his role in ordering banned substances to the governing body’s HQ in 2011. 

Freeman, who worked closely with British Cycling and Team Sky, helping them to global success, has been at the centre of a long-running hearing, which saw him struck off the medical register in 2021. 

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