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Richard Freeman gets a 4 year ban

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/15/former-british-cycling-chief-doctor-richard-freeman-banned-for-four-years

Slevin also expressed his frustration that it was still unclear who Freeman bought the package for or whether the banned substance was ever used on a rider. “We acknowledge that many will be understandably frustrated, as we are ourselves, that some matters arising from this case and others remain uncertain,”

That's putting it mildly


 
Posted : 15/08/2023 4:26 pm
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I guess that could be seen as a long list of marginal bans.


 
Posted : 15/08/2023 4:27 pm
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Ban from what exactly though?

He's already been struck off as a Doctor, which is pretty career ending.


 
Posted : 15/08/2023 5:34 pm
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Wiggins mentioned in his Cambridge Union interview that the lid was about come off.


 
Posted : 15/08/2023 6:21 pm
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So is the suggestion that as doc he turned up to races, making the decision to provide banned substances without any direction from team bosses, or the team bosses asked him to get banned substances, and he is the fall guy?


 
Posted : 16/08/2023 9:59 am
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Ban from what exactly though?

The report could have been more clear.

He's been banned from sport by UK anti doping:
https://www.ukad.org.uk/news/former-british-cycling-and-team-sky-doctor-richard-freeman-receives-ban-sport-anti-doping-rule

And rightly so.

Wiggins mentioned in his Cambridge Union interview that the lid was about come off.

Just stirring or does he actually know things? I'm not sure who would feel motivated to remove any lids now?


 
Posted : 16/08/2023 10:06 am

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