Assuming the patches weren’t for Mr Sutton, it’s more a case of less cock more bull.
You have to question British Cycling’s governance and why it failed. To me it is the most disappointing feature of their “medal winning” era. I stopped my membership a few years ago.
"The former chief doctor of Team Sky and British Cycling, Richard Freeman, has failed in a high court appeal against being struck off and now faces a UK Anti-Doping investigation." https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/ ... ff-cycling