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Mary O’Rourke (left) is defending Dr Richard Freeman (second left) at the medical tribunal in Manchester Dr Richard Freeman has failed in his bid to have four remaining charges thrown out at his medical tribunal. The former British Cycling and Team Sky medic has already admitted 18 of 22 charges against him to determine whether

Mary O’Rourke QC (left) has been representing Dr Richard Freeman Dr Richard Freeman’s lawyer has told his medical tribunal that former British Cycling performance director Shane Sutton was handed a coke can full of urine by a current coach to try to avoid a positive drugs test while he was a rider. The claim was

Watch: GB’s Archibald & Barker win madison silver Scots Katie Archibald and Neah Evans hope to partner each other in the madison at the 2020 Olympics as they “have an almost unspoken dynamic”. Archibald, 25, is targeting success in both that event and the team pursuit in Tokyo next year. She and Evans, 29, won

Rohan Dennis is a two-time world time trial champion and has 28 professional race wins overall World individual time trial champion Rohan Dennis says joining Team Ineos is a “dream”, after signing a two-year deal with the British team. Bahrain-Merida terminated Dennis’ contract a year early in September, just before he retained his title at

Mary O’Rourke QC (left) has been representing Dr Richard Freeman Dr Richard Freeman did not attend his medical tribunal on Monday after feeling “upset” by media reports of the hearing over the weekend. The former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor denies ordering 30 sachets of testosterone gel to British Cycling headquarters in 2011 knowing

Matthew Glaetzer found out he had cancer when he received a phone call from his doctor in the back of a taxi Australia’s Matthew Glaetzer has won bronze at the UCI Track World Cup – a month after having treatment for thyroid cancer. Glaetzer, 27, came third in the keirin behind champion Azizulhasni Awang of

Mary O’Rourke QC (left) has been representing Dr Richard Freeman Evidence from former British Cycling performance director Shane Sutton will be considered by a medical tribunal in the case against former British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman. Australian Sutton stormed out of the hearing in Manchester last month after repeatedly denying claims by Dr Freeman’s lawyer

Cyclist Williamson learned to walk again after crash Great Britain’s Vicky Williamson has announced she is switching sports from track cycling to bobsleigh. The 26-year-old returned to racing in January after three years out because of serious injuries sustained in a crash in Rotterdam in 2016. In February, she and Katy Marchant came 14th in

Ethan Hayter won omnium gold at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow Britain’s former world champion team pursuit rider Ethan Hayter has joined Team Ineos on a three-year deal. Hayter, 21, will focus on track cycling until after the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when he will switch attention to the road. He spent part of

Great Britain’s Nicole Cooke won road race gold at the 2008 Olympic Games Evidence from former Olympic cycling champion Nicole Cooke was set to be put to Shane Sutton before the former performance director stormed out of Dr Richard Freeman’s tribunal. Freeman’s defence lawyer Mary O’Rourke QC made the claim as the tribunal to determine

Mary O’Rourke (left) is defending Dr Richard Freeman (second left) at the medical tribunal in Manchester Dr Richard Freeman’s lawyer has urged the General Medical Council to exert more pressure on the Daily Mail to release documents she says are related to his medical tribunal case. Former British Cycling and Team Sky medic Freeman is

Mary O’Rourke QC (left) has been representing Dr Richard Freeman Dr Richard Freeman’s lawyer has told his medical tribunal she will attempt to have the four remaining charges against the former British Cycling and Team Sky medic thrown out. Mary O’Rourke QC says she will make a half-time submission that the General Medical Council does

Steve Cummings (second left) was in the British quartet that won silver medals in the team pursuit at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, along with Bradley Wiggins (left), Paul Manning (second right) and Chris Newton Olympic silver medallist Steve Cummings has announced his retirement from professional cycling. Cummings, 38, was in the British quartet that

Dr Richard Freeman claims he was bullied into ordering the package of banned substances for Shane Sutton Dr Richard Freeman suffered “constant attrition” from former British Cycling performance director Shane Sutton, the medic’s tribunal has heard. Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Freeman is being assessed for his fitness to practise after admitting 18

Dr Richard Freeman denies ordering testosterone with the knowledge it would be used to enhance athletic performance British Cycling’s former head of medicine has cast doubt on Dr Richard Freeman’s claims that testosterone was delivered to its headquarters on behalf of Shane Sutton, a tribunal has heard. Dr Steve Peters told Freeman’s fitness to practise

Gerben Thijssen (left) was paired with 2017 winner Moreno de Pauw (right) for this year’s Ghent Six Day There is “optimism” Gerben Thijssen will recover from his heavy crash on the first night of racing at the Ghent Six Day, according to the Belgian rider’s team Lotto Soudal. Thijssen is in intensive care after three

Kristijan Durasek was Croatian national road race and time trial champion in 2011 Croatia’s Kristijan Durasek has been banned for four years for doping by the International Cycling Union. UAE Team Emirates rider Durasek, 32, was provisionally suspended in May as part of the Operation Aderlass inquiry. The UCI said Durasek has been sanctioned for

Gerben Thijssen (left) was paired with 2017 winner Moreno De Pauw (right) for this year’s Ghent Six Day Belgium’s Gerben Thijssen is in intensive care after being injured in a heavy crash in the first night of racing at the Ghent Six Day. The Lotto Soudal rider, 21, suffered three small brain haemorrhages and fractured