WADA, USADA reject UCI approach to ‘independent’ inquiry
USADA's Tygart fears UCI has "has blindfolded and handcuffed" its so-called independent commission
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the international governing body for the sport of cycling, based in Switzerland. It oversees world championships for road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross disciplines, sanctions all major international competitions, and tabulates points rankings for the disciplines throughout the season, among other responsibilities.
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is the international governing body for the sport of cycling, based in Switzerland. It oversees world championships for road, mountain bike, track, and cyclocross disciplines, sanctions all major international competitions, and tabulates points rankings for the disciplines throughout the season, among other responsibilities.
USADA's Tygart fears UCI has "has blindfolded and handcuffed" its so-called independent commission
UCI issues no comment until the Armstrong/Oprah interview airs on Thursday, but urges the Texan to talk with its review commission
Rules, liability questions and who's really growing the sport have USA Cycling and the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association at odds
The sole exception will be the road team time trial, underwritten by a contribution from the UCI WorldTour’s reserve and solidarity fund
Once a major force across Europe, Spanish cycling is a shadow of its former glorious self in the 1980s and 1990s.
Russian team boss speaks at bitter team presentation
Four women's teams among the 15 UCI registered squads announced by USA Cycling on Wednesday
Champion System is back in the sport's second division with two other late additions, but the Russian squad is up for additional review
The UCI points toward string of doping positives, Kolobnev's alleged 2010 Liège deal and the appointment of Ekimov
WADA chief John Fahey and Change Cycling Now backer Jaimie Fuller express concern over independence of UCI's 'independent commission'
UCI president says the Change Cycling Now group is irrelevant and asks what LeMond has done for cycling in 25 years
The UCI initially demanded $3.24 million from Contador over his clenbuterol case and the two settled this week at CAS
Stakeholders will cover four main topic areas in January summit: globalization, anti-doping, cyclists and calendar
The Chicago Tribune reports that the UCI has officially stripped Armstrong of his Tour titles
The UCI confirmed discussions with Omega Pharma owner Zdenek Bakala that would promote elements of a new pro road racing calendar
Cycling has a manifesto, a movement and a 'Charter of the Willing,' but appears set to start 2013 without much change
The three members of the UCI's independent commission come from legal and sporting backgrounds, and will make their findings known in June
Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond will seek to become the first American president of the UCI
The UCI charges its independent review group with a long list of considerations in its evaluation of the federation's doping stance
Work at the UCI's South African center is paying off with results and contracts for riders from the continent
UCI coaching manager says directors are leery of late-season commitment, but see the benefit of training sessions
USADA's success in the Armstrong Affair shows that "we can achieve outcomes," said WADA's Fahey. "We can bring things through to a point where these cheats are exposed."
Dick Pound says the revelations from the Armstrong Affair are also "immensely embarrassing" to the UCI, which ostensibly is in charge of cycling
The UCI and WADA will meet this weekend in Montreal to address the Armstrong Affair
An expert on sports doping living in Austin wants to help guide cycling's future and it’s not the guy who raced a bike for a living
The UCI Athletes' Commission met Monday through Wednesday in Switzerland to make proposals for improving the sport
UCI president announces new anti-doping hotline, says John Coates has offered recommendations for review commission panel
The UCI is reconsidering on-bike GPS and camera systems for 2013; the technical approval sticker program expands to forks as well
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
Giro boss Michele Acquarone says he is ready to discuss Omega Pharma-Quick Step owner Zdenek Bakala's idea for a cycling league with the UCI
The UCI has signed a memorandum of understanding with investors and plans "extensive dialogue with the teams and race organizers. ..."
Carron has been central to the UCI's equipment approval program
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Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has called the MPCC's approach as "the future" for the sport
Cycling's global governing body makes moves to bolster sagging credilibity
The BMC director would like to see changes in the points system, penalties for dopers and how the money gets spread around
The UCI will investigate claims that Alexander Vinokourov purchased his 2010 Liege win from Alexandre Kolobnev for €150,000
AIGCP president Jonathan Vaughters calls for ProTeams to fund their own WADA-managed anti-doping program, one with no ties to the UCI
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
WADA President John Fahey said his agency looks forward to hearing more about UCI's proposed independent inquiry
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
Paul Kimmage turns the tables on the UCI, filing his own complaint charging that the organization dragged his name through the mud and raising suspicions of fraud
David Chauner says that since a U.S. team was at the heart of cycling's worst doping conspiracy, Americans should lead the battle
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Gianni Bugno, leader of the riders' association, says dialogue with his group is a necessary part of moving on from the Armstrong Affair
IOC president says cycling's current anti-doping measures protect it from the Olympic reaper
Bradley McGee says dopers stole the best years of his career
U.S. officials aren't sure how or to whom prize money should be redistributed in the Armstrong Affair
Emergency Management Committee meeting vote will spark independent commission as UCI suspends Kimmage lawsuit
Management committee's emergency meeting must appease the teams' and riders' concerns over the direction of the sport
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
Jonathan Vaughters says that although cycling is cleaner than in past years, an independent body needs to help the sport learn from its past
Italian investigators are expected to file charges soon in broad doping case involving Michele Ferrari, RadioShack-Nissan, Astana, Lampre, Katusha and others
Tyler Hamilton responded to UCI president's criticism, saying that the Irishman 'has no place in cycling'
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World Anti-Doping Agency boss says the UCI's ban of Armstrong is a step in the right direction
The UCI dropped the curtain on the former world champion's sporting career on Monday, but his battles are far from over
UCI president Pat McQuaid defends the UCI against claims that its conduct left the door open for a doping scandal
In the November 2012 issue of Velo, Mark Johnson makes the case for a truth and reconciliation commission to allow cycling to move forward
The reaction around cycling to the Lance Armstrong ban is mixed, with some calling for resignations at the UCI
Travis Tygart says that stripping Armstrong of his titles is insufficient for change, calls for truth and reconciliation commission
Tour boss reaffirms his position that the 1999-2005 Tours de France should be without a winner
The UCI's position on dopers returning to the sport as management is clear as mud after Monday's Armstrong press conference
Pat McQuaid on Monday confirmed the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's lifetime ban of Lance Armstrong, saying he has no place in cycling
UCI president Pat McQuaid must navigate roiling waters in responding to USADA's case against Lance Armstrong
Federation will reveal its ruling on Armstrong in a press conference on Monday
The stories of riders like Mehdi Sohrabi, Amets Txurruka and Steve Houanard highlight the unintended consequences of the UCI's points system
Hein Verbruggen distances himself from Armstrong, denying accepting a bribe to conceal the a 1999 positive for cortisone
Spaniard faces disciplinary process after the UCI determines his blood profiles indicate doping
Dick Pound says the UCI knew its drugs net had big holes and that riders were tipped off ahead of controls
"It is not credible that (the UCI) didn't know this was going on," Pound tells AFP
"It would be wrong of me to second-guess or pre-empt what our lawyers might decide," says UCI chief
Klaus Mueller says his federation is still reviewing the USADA case file, but would embrace amnesty for confessed dopers
UCI president dodges journalists' questions in China, says he'll talk when the UCI lawyers have completed their case file review
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has laid its overwhelming cards on the table in the Armstrong case. What does it mean for those involved?
The Tour de France champ discusses ADD, doping, Floyd Landis, Bernard Hinault and (yes) Lance Armstrong