Inquiry into UCI handling of doping allegations

An independent commission is to investigate allegations made against the UCI over its handling of the Lance Armstrong doping affair.

In an announcement this afternoon, the UCI confirmed that no-one will replace Armstrong as winner of the Tour de France between 1999-2005.

The decision was widely expected given so many riders that finished behind Armstrong have also been associated with doping offences.

The UCI also announced that it was suspending legal action against journalist Paul Kimmage pending the findings of the independent commission.

Kimmage had alleged the UCI covered up a suspicious Armstrong test.

Former cyclists Both Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton have also accused the UCI of covering up an Armstrong positive test for EPO at the 2001 Tour de Suisse.

The UCI, however, denied covering up the test, producing what it said was evidence that an Armstrong sample was 'suspicious', not 'positive'.

"We did not cover up anything because there was nothing to be covered up," said UCI President McQuaid this week.

Three-time Tour winner Greg LeMond was among those to call for a change of leadership, but McQuaid and his predecessor Hein Verbruggen, now honorary president, have so far stood firm.

Today's UCI statement said: "While continuing strongly to maintain the merits of UCI's case, the committee decided to seek to suspend the UCI legal action against journalist Paul Kimmage, pending the findings of the independent commission.

"UCI president Pat McQuaid and honorary president Hein Verbruggen who are individual parties to the case will similarly seek to put their cases on hold."

On 10 October USADA published a report into Armstrong which said the now-retired rider had been involved in the "most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen".

Armstrong, who had always denied doping, declined to contest the charges, prompting USADA to propose his punishment pending confirmation from cycling's world governing body which came on Monday.

Former Armstrong team mates testified against him and were given reduced bans by the American authorities as a result.

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