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UCI president Pat McQuaid says his organization would “do well” to introduce an amnesty program.

USA Cycling accepts the UCI's claim of jurisdiction in the U.S. Postal Service investigation, according to press reports

UCI president Pat McQuaid says USADA is willing to bend the rules to nab Armstrong and needs an independent review

Steve Johnson says U.S. federation won't make a comment on pending Armstrong litigation or doping case

Both sides claim jurisdiction in the Lance Armstrong inquiry

UCI president lauds the passport program after four years, saying the proof of less doping is on the road

Tech editor Nick Legan answers questions on technical innovation in the WorldTour, bottom bracket replacement, gearing for wheel changes

The UCI should rewrite the technical rulebook to free up innovation and benefit riders, manufacturers and fans

Voigt insulted race jury after being fined for signing in late in the pre-stage sign-in

Karston Kroon fed up with UCI over Contador case; David Millar talks about his Olympic ban; Stijn Devolder 'feels so much better than last year'

The UCI is concerned that disc brakes that work significantly better than other types could create a dangerous situation.

Federation implements stricter rules regarding equipment modifications

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AIGCP members registered a unanimous vote of no confidence in UCI leadership

The UCI is working with three endangered Spanish WorldTour races to prevent their cancellation

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UCI audit suggests the pro peloton is avoiding economic downturn

So far 96 models have been approved, and 43 more are currently being examined

A conversation with UCI president Pat McQuaid

A conversation with UCI president Pat McQuaid

A conversation with UCI president Pat McQuaid

The Lugano Charter has been a disappointment, the fallout of a blend of regulatory ambiguity and lackluster enforcement.

UCI clarifies level-saddle ruling, adds water bottle regulation

The United States will field 14 UCI-registered pro men's teams and two women's squads in 2012.

Geox-TMC did not make the cut as the UCI announced its final list of 22 UCI Professional Continental teams on Monday.

"I have not commented on my case and I will not until the process is completed"

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced Wednesday that it has provisionally suspended banned Australian cyclist Deon Locke after he failed a doping test in October.

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The UCI allowed a clearer picture into how the ProTeam lineup will shape up next season when it released its first round of evaluation of teams bucking for spots in the 18-squad league.

The future of Geox-TMC is hanging in the balance after Italian shoemaker Geox did not post a required bank guarantee to underwrite the team's budget for 2012.

UCI president Pat McQuaid defended cycling's governing body's move into event promotion and argued that next week's Tour of Beijing will give the UCI a stronger financial base for the future to promote its agenda.

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BOULDER, Colo. (VN) – The USA Pro Cycling Challenge will return with an upgrade in 2012 after the UCI last week awarded the event 2.HC status. The second-year Colorado race will upgrade to the highest registration level short of the World Tour and will run August 20-26.

The UCI has decided to postpone the introduction of an outright race ban in all pro racing for at least another year, smoothing the way for the top professional teams to attend next month's Tour of Beijing.

World cycling chiefs confirmed Saturday that the 18 WorldTour leading teams will compete at the inaugural Tour of Beijing in October after a "truce" had been called amid threat of a boycott.

UCI Press Release on Gerard Vroomen comments

PARIS, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) - World cycling's ruling body has angrily hit back at suggestions by Cervélo co-founder Gerard Vroomen that the UCI has lacked bite in implementing its own biological passport program.

World cycling's ruling body is set to look into the reasons behind a raft of crashes which have decimated the field during the first nine stages of the Tour de France.

UCI press release on Alexander Kolobnev doping positive

The professional team’s association on Friday continued the public debate with the UCI over enforcement of a rule requiring saddles to be horizontal.

Teams' association press release on UCI saddle inspection

The UCI will begin random bike controls at the Tour de France

This time the UCI is making sure that saddles are "horizontal."

The UCI is taking a second look at the 6.8kg (14.99lb) weight limit currently inflicted on race bikes.

Readers chime in on the UCI's technical rules — would the world be better off with no UCI?

The UCI issued a warning Thursday advising teams and riders that several blood samples are undergoing expert scrutiny in advance of the Tour de France to determine whether blood doping or other forms of manipulation have taken place.

The UCI management committee has approved measures that would prevent anyone who has violated cycling’s anti-doping regulations to be employed in the sport.

The UCI's press releases urges the media and fans to show Contador respect.

The UCI's management committee on Thursday urged fans and the media to show the "utmost sense of responsibility" toward Alberto Contador at the Tour de France.

Pro riders would be able to switch teams in the first half of August under certain conditions under a rule change approved by the UCI's Professional Cycling Council Wednesday in Maastricht, Netherlands.

In a statement on its website Monday the UCI said it "categorically rejects" the allegations made by Tyler Hamilton on Sunday's episode of the CBS News program "60 Minutes."

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UCI president Pat McQuaid apologized to pro riders about a leaked list published in L’Equipe this week, but staunchly defended the biological passport program.

STATELINE, Nevada (VN) – Christian Vande Velde said he went through a range of emotions Friday after learning of the leak to French publication L’Equipe of the UCI’s suspicious riders list from the 2010 Tour de France.

PARIS (AFP) — The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Thursday criticized the French sports daily L'Equipe for planning to publish results from anti-doping tests taken on the eve of the 2010 Tour de France.

The UCI is on a tear these days, regulating, banning and measuring every millimeter of a bike and its components. Lennard Zinn is clearly annoyed.

A reader wants to know why Floyd Landis is being sued in Switzerland and what would happen if he lost.

Following the announcement by the UCI that it has filed a defamation suit against Floyd Landis, the deposed Tour de France winner says he is ready to fight the case in an effort to expose “the corruption within cycling.”

The UCI announced on Wednesday that the governing body, as well as its current and former presidents, have filed a defamation suit against deposed 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis.

Johan Bruyneel and Pat McQuaid discuss the radio issue, but only one of them feels chatty afterward.

Tension between the UCI and the top pro teams is reaching a breaking point over the use of race radios in elite professional races. Things got so bad that teams walked out of a meeting last week in Belgium that was supposed to be a sit-down between the major players to hammer out an understanding. Instead of reaching a common ground, both sides seem further apart than ever.

Alberto Contador should know his fate before the start of the Tour de France. That’s according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which promised it would make a ruling on the long-running clenbuterol case before the start of the season’s most important race.

UCI president Pat McQuaid told The Associated Press that an appeal in Alberto Contador’s doping case was prompted by fears of political meddling within the Spanish cycling federation.

In a season in which the Tour of the Gila and the Tour of the Battenkill each were forced to abandon plans to upgrade to UCI registration, there is some good news on the domestic event front as the sixth annual Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove has been upgraded to the UCI calendar.

So what is the basis for the UCI’s appeal? Are they going to attack the evidence — or lack of it — or are they going to go after Spain’s decision? Where does WADA come in? Why is Contador still racing?

Dario Cioni has a front-row seat to how decisions are made on such topics as the controversial ruling to phase out race radio.

USA Cycling on Tuesday reversed course and announced it would ban race radios at national level events, including National Racing Calendar and national championship events.