The tribunal assessing former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Ric🔜hard Freeman's fitness to practise medicine is in full swing. Centred around the allegation that Freeman ordered testosterone - which is banned in and out of competition - in 2011 'kn🍸owing or believing' it could be used to dope a rider, the process so far has been nothing if not dramatic. 

With fresh revelations on an almost daily basis, it's easy to 🃏lose track of it all, so we've compiled this timeline that charts the affair from its very beginnings to the latest from Manchester. 

Where it all began

, UK Anti-Doping unearthed the fact that a package cont🐼aining testosterone had been delivered to the Manchester velodrome, home to British Cycling and Team Sky, in June 2011.

In March 2017, in the midst of the UKAD investigation, Steve Peters, former head of medicine, went public with the information to the Sunday Times. Peters said Freeman had told him the package must have been sent in error, and that Freeman had shown him co🌠nfirmation it had been returned to the supplier. 

• March 5, 2017: UKAD reveals Freeman received delivery of testosterone in 2011

The GMC gets involved

UKAD 168澳洲5最新开奖结ౠ果:closed it🗹s investigation in November 2017, frustrated by a lack of medical rec♔ords. However, it passed evidence on to the GMC, which in theory has enhanced powers to require disclosure of information under the Medical Act. Either side of the new year, allegations emerged that the testosterone had in fact been ordered deliberately.&n༒bsp;

• October 20, 2017: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Richard Freeman resigns from British Cycliﷺng
• November 15, 2017: N🎀o doping charges for Wiggins, Team Sky꧙ and British Cycling over mystery package 
• November 15, 2017: General Medical Council to look into UKAD 𓂃evidence, but not jiffy bag
• November 21, 2017: New details⭕ emerge about testoꩵsterone patches sent to Team Sky and British Cycling
• March 02, 2018: Questions raisꦦed over whether testosterone was ordered at Team Sky and British Cycling HQ

Towards the end of 2018, the GMC finished building its case against Freeman and a hear𝓀ing was scheduled by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS🌜) for February. 

The full list of allegations would not be made public until the hearing formally opened, but the GMC produced a summary of its case. At the heart of it was the explosive allegation that Freeman had ordered the testosterone and that his motive for doing so was 'to administer to an෴ athlete to improve their athleti🧸c performance'. The GMC further alleged Freeman had lied repeatedly about the delivery in a bid to  conceal his motive for placing the order. 

Away from the testosterone, the GMC also brought charges relating to Freema🧸n's record keeping, and 'inappropriate' treatment of non-athlete members of staff and management of pr🏅escription medication. Freeman would face being struck off the medical register. 

• November 11, 2018: Freeman to face medical tri𒁃bunal over testosterone patch delivery
• November 13, 2018: Team Sky search for new medical chief as testosteron💎e investigation continues
• January 14, 2019: Tribunal to investigate allegation🅺s Freeman lied about testosterone delive꧙ry

The original hearing

• Stakes high for Team Sky and British Cycling as Freeman prepares to face medical tribunal

On ꦑFebruary 6, 2019, the tribunal gathered in Manchester for the start of the process. However, it failed to get off the ground. 

With Freeman absent, his lawyer, Mary O'Rourke QC, im🐼mediately requested an adjournment, the reasons for which were heard in private given they related to Freeman's health. After securing an initial 48-hour adjournment, preliminary arguments were discussed in private before the tribunal was scrapped and put out for rescheduliꦗng.

• February 6, 2019: F🦩reeman's medical tribunal adjourned ⛎with further delays likely
• February 8, 2019: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Freeman 🍷tribunal delayed until next week
• February 12, 2019: Freeman tribunal risks being delayed꧅ until next year
• March 5, 2019: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Freeman h♚earing adjourned after private session
• March 6, 2019: Team Sky 🅠remain silent on Freeman trib🍎unal adjournment

The new tribunal

Eight months after the hearing was supposed to get underway, a date for the new tribunal was confirmed. With time to run from October 28 to December 20, almo𓆉st double the time was ꦚallocated compared to the original. 

• October 8, 2019: F�♋�reeman medical tribunal rescheduled for October 28

On October 28, opening statements were read, summarising the parties' respective cases, but there 𝓡was more delay as the GMC argued for a significant change to the key allegation. 

• October 28, 2019: Freema꧃n to admit to me𒁃dical tribunal that he lied about testosterone patches
• October 29, 2019: ♈Sutton denies Freeman's claim testosterone was for him
• October 31, 2019: Freeman open to doping charge⭕s under updated statute of limitations
• November 4, 2019: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Free💝man tribunal🎃 delayed by a further 24 hours
• November 5, 2019: 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Freeman tribu🧜nal pushed back another𒁃 day

After the panel agreed to amend the allegation, which replaced the idea of Freeman's motive being to dope an athlete with that of 'knowing or believing' it could happen, the tribunal formally opened. With it, the full list of 22 allegations - only four of which Freeman would contest, all relating to the testosterone - was m༒ade public. 

• Freeman tribunal: The full damning list of allegations

The tribunal has been sitting most 🌊ꦍdays since November 7, serving up consistent drama.

• November 7, 2019: Blow for Freeman as GMC secures change to key Testogel allegaꦬtion
• November 8, 2019: Freeman claims Shane Sutton bullied him to order🅠 testosterone
• November 12, 2019: Sut꧒ton walks out of Freeman medical tribunal after accused of being 'a serial liar' and 'doper'
• November 12, 2019: Shane Suttꦯon disputes bullying ac𓂃cusations in Freeman tribunal
• November 13, 2019: Sutton will not retꦍurn after walking out o🌄f Freeman hearing
• November 14, 2019: Frꦺeeman absent from medical tribunal after adverse reaction to Sutton ag꧑gression
• November 14, 2019: Steve Peters o༒ffers no answers on testosterone delivery in Freeman tribunal
• November 15, 2019: Freeman♋ Tribun🉐al: Doctor faced constant attrition from Shane Sutton
• November 21, 2019: Testosterone researc🥀h found on Freeman's laptop, trꦅibunal told
• November 22, 2019: Freeman's counsel seeking documents from Daily💧 Mail
• November 22, 2019: 🍨Freeman's lawyer to attempt to have testosteronꦕe charges thrown out
• November 24, 2019: Ineos will leave cycling if ruꦍles were broken, says Ratcliffe
• November 25, 2019: Freeman tribunal was due ꦏto hear evidence from Nicole Cooke before Sutt🌱on's exit