A medical supplier that allegedly sent a batch of testosterone patches to British Cycling and Team Sky has refused to cooperate with a UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) investigation into the incident, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
British Cycling has since confirmed that they will end their relationship with the Fit 4 Sport company, although the Daily Mail reports that Fit 4 Sport still name Team Sky among their clients.
UKAD last week ended its year-long investigation into the contents of a jiffy bag delivered to Bradley Wiggins at the 2011 Critérium du Dauphiné due to a lack of evidence. They stated that the investigation "had been particularly challenging in light of a lack of contemporaneous medical records".
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The Daily Mail reports that both British Cycling and the UKAD approached Fit 4 Sport for documentation regarding the delivery of testosterone but both were met with a refusal to respond.
Fit 4 Sport, which also includes the Football Association on its books, was involved in the 2011 delivery of testosterone to the National Cycling Centre in Manchester. UKAD discovered the delivery of the testosterone – which has been a banned substance since the 1970s – in March of this year. British Cycling acknowledged receipt of the delivery but said that it was an administrative error and it had been sent back to the supplier.
The testosterone had been sent to Dr. Richard Freeman, who made medical supply orders for both Team Sky and British Cycling at the time. He has since left British Cycling, refusing to respond to questions about the infamous Jiffy Bag case and his loss of medical records.
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