Trial begins into French doctor and two others accused of attempting to dope cyclists

Bernand Sainz has been involved in cycling circles for the best part of six decades

Bernard Sainz
(Image credit: Getty)

A week-long court trial has begun an investigation into a French doctor who was caught on TV in 2016 explaining how he could prescribe a number of banned substances to a cyclist.

Bernand Sainz sat before the Paris Criminal Court on Monday (November 22) alongside two other defendants, former cyclist Loïc Herbreteau and former actor Pierre-Marie Carlier.

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