Ex-Team Sky coach Sutton storms out of doping probe medical tribunal

The ex-head coach of British Cycling and Team Sky Shane Sutton reacted with fury at a medical tribunal in Manchester on Tuesday after being forced to defend himself against accusations of bullying, doping and lying.

Representing accused ex-Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman in a fitness to practice hearing, Mary O'Rourke QC was questioning Sutton, who worked with Freeman for several years, before the former coach angrily withdrew.

"I've answered your questions, taken your bullying, and my children have taken your gutter tactics in the press," said Sutton, who has been accused of bullying Freeman into ordering testosterone patches to treat Sutton's erectile disfunction.

"She (O'Rourke) has accused me, but I've looked the panel in the eye, I'm not lying. I'm going to leave the hearing now.

"I'm going to go back to my little hole in Spain, enjoy my retirement and sleep at night knowing full well I didn't order any patches," Sutton said.

Sutton, who resigned as British Cycling's technical director in 2016 after enjoying success with their track team, has been named as the person Freeman ordered testosterone for in 2011.

"Our case about Mr Sutton is that he's a habitual and serial liar," O'Rourke said earlier in the hearing.

"He's a doper, with a doping history."
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"I'm happy with what I achieved in my career. I wish Richard Freeman all the best going forward. There is no one better bedside than him."