LAUSANNE, May 16, 2013 (AFP) - International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid can count on the support of the Swiss federation in his bid for re-election, the sport's global governing body said Thursday. Controversial figure McQuaid is aiming for a third term in office when elections take place in September. The Swiss federation's endorsement has rescued McQuaid from a … [Read more...]
UCI To Appeal Puerto Blood Bags Decision
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
MADRID, May 10, 2013 (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed on Friday they will appeal against the decision by a Spanish court to refuse access to more than 200 sachets of blood that were seized in the Operation Puerto case against disgraced Dr Eufemiano Fuentes. "The UCI can confirm that it will appeal the decision of the Madrid court of 29 April not to release to the … [Read more...]
Cycling And Anti Doping Bodies Announce Tour de France Deal
April 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, April 29, 2013 - The International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Monday that it has agreed to cooperate fully with the French anti-doping body at this year's Tour de France. The two bodies had been at loggerheads since March's Paris-Nice race but have now found common ground ahead of the sport's glamour event. "The UCI and the independent Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation … [Read more...]
Armstrong Commission Halted As It Awaits UCI Files
January 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
by Julian Guyer LONDON, Jan 25, 2013 (AFP) - An independent commission set up by the International Cycling Union following the Lance Armstrong scandal was suspended Friday after it emerged it had yet to receive a document from the sport's global governing body. "We have yet to receive any documents from the UCI," an initial procedural hearing in London was told by Guy Morpuss, … [Read more...]
Former Cycling Chief Hein Verbruggen Admits Riders Were Tipped Off
January 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
THE HAGUE, Jan 23, 2013 (AFP) - The former head of world cycling on Wednesday said that the sport's governing body previously warned riders that they were at risk of failing drug tests but denied that there was every a cover-up of positive results. Hein Verbruggen was president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) when Lance Armstrong won seven, straight Tour de France titles that he … [Read more...]
Verbruggen Dismisses UCI-Armstrong Cover-Up
January 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment
THE HAGUE, Jan 19, 2013 - Former world cycling chief Hein Verbruggen has dismissed allegations that the sport's governing body covered up for Lance Armstrong after the shamed rider admitted doping in a television interview. The Dutchman, International Cycling Union president at the time of Armstrong's seven Tour de France wins between 1999 and 2005, told the ANP news agency on Friday … [Read more...]
UCI Launches Anti-Doping Hotline For Pro Riders
January 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Jan 16, 2013 - The International Cycling Union (UCI) on Wednesday launched an anti-doping helpline for professional riders, in the wake of the damaging fallout from American Lance Armstrong's spectacular fall from grace. The free 24-hour, confidential helpline (+ 800 8884 8884), which will take calls in English and French, can be accessed from anywhere in the world and "is for … [Read more...]
UCI Urged To Offer Amnesty For Repentant Cheats
January 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
PARIS, Jan 16, 2013 (AFP) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) have been urged to reconsider offering an amnesty for riders who admit taking performance-enhancing drugs in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. The independent panel probing claims of a cover-up between the sport's governing body and the shamed US rider suggested an amnesty would be "in the interest not only … [Read more...]
World Cycling Urges Lance Armstrong To Testify
January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Jan 15, 2013 - Cycling's world governing body on Tuesday called on Lance Armstrong to give evidence to its investigation into widespread doping, amid reports that the US rider would admit taking banned substances in an interview. The International Cycling Union (UCI) said in an emailed statement that it would not be commenting until the interview with chat show host Oprah … [Read more...]
Commission Calls For Witnesses In Armstrong Probe
December 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LONDON, Dec 4, 2012 (AFP) - An independent commission set up to probe the International Cycling Union's (UCI) handling of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal on Tuesday called for witnesses to get in touch. The panel, headed by former England and Wales appeals court judge Philip Otton, will look into the allegations contained in the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) decision to charge … [Read more...]