Ex-British Cycling doctor Freeman gets four-year ban

Mary O'Rourke (left) defended Dr Richard Freeman (second left) at the medical tribunal in Manchester

Former British Cycling and Team Sky chief doctor Richard Freeman has been banned from all sport for four years for violating anti-doping rules.

Following the tribunal, Freeman was charged with two violations by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad).

An independent panel has now found he possessed a prohibited substance and tampered with part of doping control.

The ban has been backdated to 22 December 2020, the date of his provisional suspension.

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