Richard Freeman claimed that he destroyed testosterone gel that he ordered and had delivered to the headquarters of British Cycling and Team Sky in 2011.

On the second day of the protracted medical court resumption, former doctors for both organizations also claimed that they were unaware that possession of testosterone could be a violation of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.

Freeman, who revealed Tuesday that he destroyed the laptop containing Ryder's medical records, said Wednesday that he also destroyed the banned substance at the core of the court case, testosterone, on the day it was delivered.

It was the first time Freeman had made such a claim, drawing the attention of Simon Jackson, who was cross-examining Freeman on behalf of the General Medical Council.

"I am going to suggest that you never said in your three eyewitness testimonies or previous interviews that you destroyed it that night. Why? Jackson said.

"I don't have an answer to that," Freeman reportedly replied. 'I took it home that night. This is my regret, and I keep repeating it over and over again. I regret it. I had no idea about the audit trail at all."

The report also stated that "I had no idea about the audit trail.

When the delivery of the banned substance first came to light, Freeman returned it to the supplier and claimed he had the receipt, but he later admitted to lying to British Anti-Doping investigators in the case.

Freeman admitted to ordering 30 bags of test gel out of 18 of the 22 allegations that formed the GMC complaint, but disputed the remaining four allegations.

Freeman claims that the testosterone was intended to treat former coach Shane Sutton's erectile dysfunction, which Sutton denies. According to Freeman, Medical Director Steve Peters saw the testosterone package and immediately ordered it removed from the premises and returned.

Jackson told Freeman he had three options: first, return it to the supplier; second, secretly give it to Sutton; or third, secretly keep it and administer it to the rider.

According to The Guardian, "I find it offensive in every way," Freeman replied. 'I believe in the WADA code. I have introduced anti-doping in the FA, European golf, Bolton Wanderers soccer and British Cycling's current players.

However, Freeman also stated that he was unaware that possession of testosterone could constitute a violation of the WADA Code. Jackson reportedly told Freeman that Section 2.6.2 of the WADA Code provides that "Athlete Support Personnel" may not possess prohibited drugs unless there is an exemption for therapeutic use or "other acceptable justification."

"To be honest, I hadn't read the small print on possession of prohibited drugs," Freeman said, according to the BBC, "it never occurred to me.

"Dr. Freeman says this is small print. It's really a headline; it's Article 2 of the WADA Code. It's not small print," Jackson replied, "it's the whole premise of what the code is about." You did not have a legitimate medical situation in your possession."

Freeman replied: "I admit that my medical judgment was poor. I had obtained, ordered, and prescribed test gels for a man I thought was my patient."

Freeman admitted, as he did in his evidence on Tuesday, that he ignored proper diagnostic procedures and effectively administered drugs on demand to Sutton, adding that one of the reasons he was afraid of the Australian was because he "knocked someone out" at Sky's training camp in Mallorca He added that it was because he had seen him "knock someone out.