Hein Verbruggen

The longtime UCI president served at the top of the UCI between 1991 and 2005.

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The former UCI president threatens legal action over the CIRC report and outlines his version of events during his tenure

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Hein Verbruggen is the honorary UCI president, but current president Cookson wants that to change after CIRC doping revelations

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Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen says he is innacurately portrayed in the UCI's Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) report

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More than half of the CIRC report's contents are directed at the inner workings of the UCI, especially the actions of its presidents

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The former UCI chief has wide-ranging recommendations for growing the business side of professional cycling

The former UCI president has been implicated in a cover-up stemming from a 1999 drug test Armstrong reportedly failed

Verbruggen releases file with details surrounding Lance Amstrong's 1999 Tour positives for corticosteroids

Former UCI chief tells VeloNews that Armstrong's claims over the 1999 cortisone test are false

Lance Armstrong claims the former UCI president helped cover up a positive test for steroids at the 1999 Tour de France

Swiss says he didn't act inappropriately, but admits he would change how he ruled the sport for 14 years

UCI president Pat McQuaid denies allegations leveled in a dossier, detailing high-level corruption

An insurance company is trying to recover $3 million in bonuses it paid Armstrong from 1999 to 2001

UCI presidential candidate says honorary president is not beyond reproach, denies insinuation that he is pawn of Russian federation

The listless ship that is professional cycling demands new leadership and we lay out the case for new energy

Former French sports minister says IOC, FIFA, Verbruggen pressured to ease doping law for Olympics, World Cup

The UCI president talks with VeloNews about independent drug testing, culture change, running for reelection, and Hein Verbruggen

In an exclusive interview, UCI president Pat McQuaid discusses anti-doping efforts, his controversial presidency, Armstrong, and more

Verbruggen warned riders of suspicious blood values in cases where evidence lacked to open proceedings

Honorary UCI president Hein Verbruggen says he is satisfied with Lance Armstrong's televised confession, comments on UCI

UCI issues no comment until the Armstrong/Oprah interview airs on Thursday, but urges the Texan to talk with its review commission

University of Texas department chair outlines decades of corruption at the IOC and its impact on alleged doping collusion at the UCI

Skins' chariman Jaime Fuller says his company's suit against the UCI is an effort to force change in the UCI and in the sport as a whole

Skins says UCI has harmed its brand by causing "a total loss of confidence" in cycling among the general public

The UCI says McQuaid and Verbruggen will cooperate with authorities and are "completely confident" Kimmage's complaint is without merit

After the UCI suspended its suit against Paul Kimmage, the journalist requested a Swiss criminal investigation into McQuaid and Verbruggen

The money is to be used for defense, says Cyclismas.com. Should Kimmage wish to use it for his attack on the UCI, donors will be contacted

UCI spokesperson declines to comment on three-time Tour champ's call for resignations

America's only Tour winner urges McQuaid and honorary UCI chief Hein Verbruggen to resign for the benefit of the sport

Irish journalist Paul Kimmage will defend himself against the UCI's defamation lawsuit on December 12 in Switzerland

UCI president Pat McQuaid defends the UCI against claims that its conduct left the door open for a doping scandal

Hein Verbruggen distances himself from Armstrong, denying accepting a bribe to conceal the a 1999 positive for cortisone

The Scot says it's time for the UCI to own up to its responsibility for the Armstrong debacle

UCI president dodges journalists' questions in China, says he'll talk when the UCI lawyers have completed their case file review

The UCI has won its defamation case against Floyd Landis, but Paul Kimmage says he'll take the on the federation

Former U.S. Postal rider urges the UCI board to remove Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen from the sport's governing body

Irish journalist says the only way to solve the unrest in cycling is to do away with the federation whose leaders are suing him

Embattled journalist sees nearly $20,000 donated to his legal defense fund over the weekend

Scot roasts the UCI and Hein Verbruggen and says the USADA-Armstrong case could be 'the best thing' for cycling