Dr Richard Freeman aids Bradley Wiggins after he crashed out of the 2011 Tour de France. He has insisted the delivery of the testosterone patches to the Manchester Cycling Centre was accidental, adding they had never been ordered.
Testosterone patches delivered to Manchester Cycling Centre
The delivery of testosterone patches to the joint British Cycling-Team Sky base in Manchester looks set to be investigated at a public hearing.
According to The Sunday Telegraph the delivery, which has been under investigation, now looks set for a General Medical Council tribunal.
Most of the tribunals are held in public, with members of the public and the media permitted to attend.
That means even if no wrongdoing is found, new information on what was a very controversial episode should emerge.
Both Team Sky and British Cycling have said testosterone patches were delivered in error to their shared headquarters in 2011.
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The delivery was examined, among other issues related to Team Sky and British Cycling, by a UK parliamentary committee.
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But the supplier of the patches did not participate in supplying documents to support the contention that the delivery was made in error.
Dr Richard Freeman’s conduct has been under investigation by the General Medical Council in relation to the delivery.
However, he has insisted he did nothing wrong and that he would clear his name. He has also said he was unable to comment publicly because of the ongoing inquiry.
Dr Freeman explained to colleagues at the time of the delivery that the patches had never been ordered and had been delivered in error.
The 2011 delivery was brought to the attention of medical staff, including British Cycling’s head of medicine Dr Steve Peters.
He told the UK Anti Doping investigation into practices at Team Sky and the national governing body that he was satisfied the matter was a genuine error.
Peters added Freeman contacted the supplier to point it out to them and he returned the package.
He further said Richard Freeman was issued with a confirmation letter from the supplier that the delivery was a mistake.
Peters said because he believed the matter was a genuine error, he did not bring it any further. Furthermore, he said he did not tell Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford what had happened.
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