Dr. Richard Freeman, the doctor at the centre of the UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in British cycling will not be part of the Great Britain team in Qatar for the Road World Championships.
British Cycling told the Guardian newspaper that Dr. Freeman will not travel with the team of time trialists and road racers that will compete for this week.
“This was a decision jointly reached by the team management and Richard,” the governing body said, according to a report in the Guardian. “The riders in Doha will instead be supported by UCI medical team at the worlds, alongside the usual GBCT (Great Britain Cycling Team) support staff.”
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Andy Harrison, British Cycling’s programmes director said “This was a decision taken with the best interests of Richard and the riders at heart. We have every confidence that the team will get all the support they need.”
Freeman, British Cycling, Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky have become embroiled in a series of unanswered questions in recent weeks after the hackers calling themselves Fancy Bears leaked Wiggins’ TUE history, revealing he had intramuscular injections of Triamcinolone before major Grand Tours, one of which - the Tour de France in 2012 – Wiggins won.
Although Wiggins and Team Sky never broke any rules with their application and use of the substance via the TUE system, it has sparked criticism from many circles, raised eyebrows amongst several respected doctors who questioned the timing and nature of the TUE use. The 36-year-old has been left to defend himself over the timing of the injections, his previous claims that he had never used needles, and the veracity of the illness that led to the treatment.
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