Ineos Grenadiers respond to Richard Freeman guilty verdict

Team says it's clear Freeman "fell short of the ethical standards required of him as a doctor" but denied any wrongdoing

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Ineos Grenadiers have responded to the guilty verdict handed down to their former doctor, Richard Freeman, that he ordered banned testosterone ‘knowing or believing’ it was to help enhance the performance of a rider.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) on Friday (March 12) found that in 2011 Freeman ordered Testogel to the British Cycling and Team Sky Manchester HQ “knowing or believing it was to be administered to an athlete to improve their athletic performance." No rider has been identified but Freeman has subsequently been suspended by UK Anti-Doping on two charges.

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