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Former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman declines to defend anti-doping charges

WEYMOUTH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Team Doctor Dr. Richard Freeman poses during a Team SKY portrait session on October 21 in Weymouth, England. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Richard Freeman, the former Team Sky and British Cycling doctor, has declined to attend an anti-doping hearing to defend allegations of two breaches of anti-doping rules, according the The Times. It means the doctor is now open to a four-year doping ban.

Freeman lost his appeal to the High Court over the revocation of his medical licence back in January 2023, which left him open to anti-doping charges. 

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