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Former Team Sky and British cycling doctor Richard Freeman’s appeal against the medical practice ban has been dismissed by a British court.
Freeman was permanently removed from the UK Register of Doctors in 2021 after being deemed unfit to practice due to misconduct by the Doctors’ Trial Service (MPTS). This made him unable to work as a doctor in this country.
In 2011, he ordered banned testosterone gel from British Cycling headquarters in Manchester, as if he “knows or believes” that it would be administered to unnamed riders for the purpose of enhancing their performance.
by BBC, the original verdict was upheld by the English High Court. He also sued the MPTS to pay £23,000 ($28,000) in legal fees to the General Medical Council (GMC), the body that maintains medical registration. I was ordered.
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The court’s decision means the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) investigation into Freeman can be reopened after being held pending appeal. UKAD is investigating Freeman for two offences: tampering with doping controls and possession of a prohibited substance.
During hearings at MPTS beginning in 2020, Freeman was indicted on 22 counts. They included destroying laptops with a screwdriver before handing them over to a professional, ordering packages of banned testosterone gel to be destroyed, and asking staff to cover up orders.
Freeman ultimately pleaded 18 of the 22 charges, but declined to order testosterone gels.
