http://www.newsvine.com/international-cycling-unionNewsvine - international-cycling-unionen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:22:55 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 07:57:00 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16562124-verbruggen-defends-uci-warnings-to-doping-ridershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16562124-verbruggen-defends-uci-warnings-to-doping-riderssportscyclingarmstronglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionverbruggenhein-verbruggenformer-international-cycling-unionThu, 17 Jan 2013 11:16:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., cyclist Lance Armstrong listens to a question from Oprah Winfrey during taping for the show "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive" in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)</p><p>Foto de archivo del 24 de julio de 2005 en la que Lance Armstrong gesticula tras su séptima victoria en el Tour de Francia. (AP Foto/Peter Dejong)</p><p>FILE - In this April 3, 2008 file photo, Hein Verbruggen, coordination commission chairman of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, listens during a news conference in Beijing. International Cycling Union honorary president Hein Verbruggen says there was no conflict of interest when he invested in a brokerage account later linked to Lance Armstrong's team owner. Verbruggen tells The Associated Press it is "cynical" for U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart to suggest the business relationship "stinks to high heaven." (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 6, 2004, file photo, U.S. Postal Service's Lance Armstrong rides ahead of Team Phonak's Tyler Hamilton,, center, and T-Mobile's Jan Ullrich, of Germany, during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Waterloo, Belgium, and Wasquehal, northern France. Admitting he cheated was a start. Now, it's all about whether Armstrong is ready to give details, lots of them, to clean up his sport. Hamilton, whose testimony helped lead to Armstrong's downfall, says if Armstrong is willing to provide information to clean up the sport, a reduction in the sanctions would be appropriate. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16543976-uci-willing-to-offer-amnesty-if-in-line-with-wadahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16543976-uci-willing-to-offer-amnesty-if-in-line-with-wadasportsdopingcyclingamnestylance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionuciWed, 16 Jan 2013 13:58:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 7, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong laughs as he has his weight matched with boxes containing champagne bottles while seated on a scale before the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Troyes and Nancy, eastern France. In 2012 Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles, lost most of his endorsements and was forced to leave the Livestrong foundation last year after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued a damning, 1,000-page report that accused him of masterminding a long-running doping scheme. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)</p><p>This Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 photo provided by Harpo Studios Inc., shows talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviewing cyclist Lance Armstrong during taping for the show "Oprah and Lance Armstrong: The Worldwide Exclusive" in Austin, Texas. The two-part episode of "Oprah's Next Chapter" will air nationally Thursday and Friday, Jan. 17-18, 2013. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Harpo Studios, Inc., George Burns)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15566589-panel-to-eye-links-between-cycling-body-armstronghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/30/15566589-panel-to-eye-links-between-cycling-body-armstrongsportsprobecyclingarmstronglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionucitanni-grey-thompsonmalcolm-holmesphillip-ottonFri, 30 Nov 2012 11:12:02 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14991580-uci-asks-cas-president-to-help-choose-inquiry-teamhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14991580-uci-asks-cas-president-to-help-choose-inquiry-teamsportscyclingarmstronginquirylance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionucijohn-coatesWed, 7 Nov 2012 11:53:53 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14722423-uci-tour-winner-list-stays-blank-in-armstrong-erahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/26/14722423-uci-tour-winner-list-stays-blank-in-armstrong-erasportscyclingarmstronglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionuciFri, 26 Oct 2012 15:20:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pat McQuaid, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI, informs about the position of the UCI regarding the decision from USADA in the case of Lance Armstrong, during a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. Cycling's governing body has agreed to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and ban him for life. McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)</p><p>FILE - This July 27, 2003 file photo shows Lance Armstrong waving on the podium after he won his fifth consecutive Tour de France cycling race, in Paris. Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life by cycling's governing body Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, following a report from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that accused him of leading a massive doping program on his teams. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced that the federation accepted the USADA's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p> http://retell.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617252-lance-armstrong-stripped-of-his-seven-tour-de-france-titleshttp://retell.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617252-lance-armstrong-stripped-of-his-seven-tour-de-france-titlessportslance-armstrongus-anti-doping-agencyinternational-cycling-unionarmstrongs-tourdisgraced-lance-armstrongsMon, 22 Oct 2012 15:10:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14534770-uci-to-respond-soon-to-doping-report-on-armstronghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14534770-uci-to-respond-soon-to-doping-report-on-armstrongsportscyclingarmstronglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionanti-doping-agencyverbruggenThu, 18 Oct 2012 13:41:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Lance Armstrong wears a Nike logo on his jersey prior to the start of the 21st and final stage of the Tour de france cycling race, between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity and Nike severed ties with him as fallout from the doping scandal swirling around the famed cyclist escalated Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 24, 2009 file photo shows Lance Armstrong during the opening session of the Livestrong Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Armstrong said Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012, he is stepping down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity so the group can focus on its mission instead of its founder's problems. The move came a week after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released a massive report detailing allegations of widespread doping by Armstrong and his teams when he won the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)</p> http://kristina-hailey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14458067-uci-knew-drug-testing-system-was-flawedhttp://kristina-hailey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/15/14458067-uci-knew-drug-testing-system-was-flawedsportsdopingcyclinglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionusadaMon, 15 Oct 2012 20:22:11 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14321661-no-winner-for-past-tours-if-uci-strips-armstronghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/09/14321661-no-winner-for-past-tours-if-uci-strips-armstrongsportsdopingcyclingarmstronglance-armstrongus-newsinternational-cycling-unionanti-doping-agencychristian-prudhommeTue, 9 Oct 2012 19:05:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2012, file photo, cyclist Lance Armstrong prepares to take part in the Power of Four mountain bicycle race in Snowmass Village, Colo. With U.S. anti-doping officials set to issue their report on Armstrong's case, a lawyer for the cyclist on Tuesday again criticized the process which led to himn being banned from the sport for life. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2012, file photo, Lance Armstrong considers a question from a reporter after his second-place finish in the Power of Four mountain bicycle race at the base of Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colo. The United States Anti-Doping Agency is set to send a report detailing its “reasoned decision” to order the results from 14 years of Armstrong’s career erased, including his seven Tour de France titles, and ban him from cycling for life because of the doping case against him to the International Cycling Union, the sport’s governing body. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)</p><p>FILE - This Sept. 5, 2012 file photo shows Tyler Hamilton being interviewed in New York. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Lance Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Hamilton. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)</p><p>FILE - This Aug. 24, 2012 file photo shows Floyd Landis leaveing federal court in San Diego. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Lance Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File</p><p>FILE - In this July 24, 2005 file photo, Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, carries the United States flag during a victory parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, after winning his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 1, 2012 file photo shows seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong grimacing during a news conference after the Memorial Hermann Ironman 70.3 Texas triathlon in Galveston, Texas. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Michael Paulsen, File ) MANDATORY CREDIT</p><p>FILE - This Feb. 28, 2011 file photo shows Lance Armstrong listening to a fellow cancer survivor during a news conference in Los Angeles.. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)</p><p>FILE - This is a July 24, 2005, file photo showing overall leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, surrounded by press photographers, signaling seven, for his seventh straight win in the Tour de France cycling race, prior to the start of the 21st and final stage of the race, between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. The world may soon know what the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has on Armstrong. USADA has said it had 10 former teammates ready to testify against Armstrong before he chose not to take his case to an arbitration hearing. The list likely includes previous Armstrong accusers Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 21, 2009 file photo shows Lance Armstrong, of the United States, beside fellow countryman George Hincapie, left, during the Milan-San Remo cycling classic in San Remo, Italy. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says 11 of Lance Armstrong's former teammates testified against him in its investigation of the cyclist, revealing "the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen." (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)</p><p>FILE-This Sept. 30, 2012 file photo shows David Zabriskie from the United States competes in the men's elite time trial at the World Road Championships in Geelong, Australia. After joining the U.S. Postal squad, Zabriskie broke his vow never to take drugs himself. He testified that team manager Johan Bruyneel, the brains behind Armstrong's assaults on the Tour, pushed him to dope with EPO and that a team doctor, Luis Garcia del Moral, administered his first shot of the blood-boosting hormone, in Spain in 2003. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill, File)</p><p>President of the International Cycling Union Pat McQuaid speaks during an interview after the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. McQuaid has defended his organization's efforts to catch drug cheats in the wake of a damning report on Lance Armstrong's doping practices. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>International Cycling Union President Pat McQuaid listens during an interview after the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing in Beijing Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. McQuaid has defended his organization's efforts to catch drug cheats in the wake of a damning report on Lance Armstrong's doping practices. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p><p>President of the International Cycling Union Pat McQuaid stands on the podium during an award ceremony for the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing in Beijing, Friday, Oct. 12, 2012. McQuaid defended his organization's efforts to catch drug cheats in the wake of a damning report on Lance Armstrong's doping practices. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14202389-uci-hails-defamation-case-win-vs-cyclist-landishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14202389-uci-hails-defamation-case-win-vs-cyclist-landissportscyclinglance-armstronginternational-cycling-unionfloyd-landislandisuci-landisWed, 3 Oct 2012 16:58:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This Aug. 24, 2012 file photo shows Floyd Landis, right, and his attorney, Leo Cunningham, leaving federal court in San Diego. The International Cycling Union says it won a Swiss court ruling prohibiting Landis from repeating claims that its leaders corruptly protected Lance Armstrong from a doping case. The governing body says the defamation judgment "upholds and protects the integrity of the UCI and its presidents." (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13453251-uci-asks-usada-to-explain-case-against-armstronghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/24/13453251-uci-asks-usada-to-explain-case-against-armstrongsportsdopingcyclingarmstronglance-armstrongworld-newsinternational-cycling-unionucianti-doping-agencyFri, 24 Aug 2012 11:28:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this July 6, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong grimaces prior to the start of the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Wanze, Belgium. Armstrong said on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that he is finished fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 9, 2010, file photo, Lance Armstrong prepares to take the start of the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 227.5 kilometers (141.4 miles) with a start in Montargis and finish in Gueugnon, France. Armstrong said on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that he is finished fighting charges from the United States Anti-Doping Agency that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his unprecedented cycling career, a decision that could put his string of seven Tour de France titles in jeopardy. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)</p><p>FILE - In this July 24, 2005, file photo, Lance Armstrong holds the winner's trophy after claiming his seventh straight Tour de France cycling race during ceremonies on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris after the 21st and final stage of the race between Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris, and the French capital. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart said Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, that the agency will ban Armstrong from cycling for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping. Armstrong on Thursday night dropped any further challenges to USADA's allegations that he took performance-enhancing drugs to win cycling's premier event from 1999-2005. (AP Photo/Bernard Papon, Pool, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12993763-wiggins-lashes-out-at-olympic-cycling-ruleshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/27/12993763-wiggins-lashes-out-at-olympic-cycling-rulessportsolympicscyclinginternational-cycling-unionwigginsbradley-wigginsmickael-bourgainFri, 27 Jul 2012 18:18:38 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7538803-uci-gives-belgium-extra-race-in-world-tourhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/31/7538803-uci-gives-belgium-extra-race-in-world-toursportsbelgiumcyclinginternational-cycling-unionworld-tourWed, 31 Aug 2011 13:20:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513645-uci-no-more-positive-tests-at-tour-de-francehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/29/7513645-uci-no-more-positive-tests-at-tour-de-francesportsdopingcyclingtour-de-franceinternational-cycling-unionMon, 29 Aug 2011 19:30:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/18/7408284-ap-interview-cycling-president-sees-golden-erahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/08/18/7408284-ap-interview-cycling-president-sees-golden-erasportscyclingfutureinternational-cycling-unionpat-mcquaidmcquaidThu, 18 Aug 2011 17:48:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this March 24, 2011, file photo International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid gestures as he speaks to reporters during the Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid says the sport is "looking toward a golden era," and regaining credibility after years of doping scandals. McQuaid told The Associated Press Monday Aug 15, 2011 that a "superb" Tour de France with young riders racing clean will help attract new sponsors and race organizers worldwide. The Irish official says cycling is "coming out of a dark period" but has more to work to do with its anti-doping program. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2008 file picture the president of cycling's governing body UCI, Pat McQuaid speaks at a news conference at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing. International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid says the sport is "looking toward a golden era," and regaining credibility after years of doping scandals. McQuaid told The Associated Press Monday Aug. 15, 2011 that a "superb" Tour de France with young riders racing clean will help attract new sponsors and race organizers worldwide. The Irish official says cycling is "coming out of a dark period" but has more to work to do with its anti-doping program. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena,File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/11/7062098-cycling-chief-positive-test-not-such-a-bad-thinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/11/7062098-cycling-chief-positive-test-not-such-a-bad-thingsportsfrancedopingcyclingtour-de-francedeinternational-cycling-unionalexandr-kolobnevtour-de-france-dopingMon, 11 Jul 2011 21:46:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This is a Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 file photo of Russia's Alexandr Kolobnev as he bites the silver medal of the Men's race, at the UCI road cycling World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. Kolobnev became the first cyclist at this year's Tour de France to fail a doping test, the International Cycling Union said Monday July 11. 2011. The UCI said a urine sample collected from Kolobnev last Wednesday tested positive for a substance called Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic that can also be used as a masking agent that hides the presence of other drugs. The samples were analyzed at the Chatenay-Malabry laboratory, which is accredited by the World Anti-Doping.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)</p><p>In this June 30 2011 file photo Alexandr Kolobnev of Russia poses for photographers during the official team presentation at the Puy du Fou theme park, western France, Thursday June 30, 2011. Kolobnev became the first cyclist at this year's Tour de France to fail a doping test, the International Cycling Union said Monday. The UCI said a urine sample collected from Kolobnev last Wednesday tested positive for a substance called Hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic that can also be used as a masking agent that hides the presence of other drugs. The samples were analyzed at the Chatenay-Malabry laboratory, which is accredited by the World Anti-Doping. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, FILE)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6926071-afld-uci-to-work-against-doping-in-tour-de-francehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/23/6926071-afld-uci-to-work-against-doping-in-tour-de-francesportscyclingteststour-de-franceinternational-cycling-unionfrench-anti-doping-agencydoping-testsThu, 23 Jun 2011 15:39:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/16/6876587-uci-says-contador-has-right-to-defend-tour-titlehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/06/16/6876587-uci-says-contador-has-right-to-defend-tour-titlesportscyclinginternational-cycling-unionucialberto-contadorcontadorThu, 16 Jun 2011 23:44:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Three-times Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, of Spain, pedals during a training session in the Alpe d'Huez, French Alps, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/23/6700895-uci-denies-covering-up-lance-armstrong-doping-testhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/23/6700895-uci-denies-covering-up-lance-armstrong-doping-testsportsdopingcyclingarmstronglance-armstrongtyler-hamiltoninternational-cycling-unionucihein-verbruggenMon, 23 May 2011 15:43:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2004, file photo, Tyler Hamilton holds up his gold medal after the men 's road individual time trial of the 2004 Olympic Games in the outskirts of Athens. Hamilton has given the cycling gold medal to the United States Anti-Doping Agency. In an interview with "60 Minutes" broadcast Thursday, May 19, 2011, on the "CBS Evening News," Hamilton admitted he doped and said Lance Armstrong did as well. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)</p><p>FILE - This March 5, 2005, file photo shows Hein Verbruggen, left, president of the International Cycling Union, and cyclist Lance Armstrong, at the launch of the Cycling Pro Tour, in Paris. Verbruggen has denied allegations that the governing body covered up a suspicious drug test result by Armstrong at the 2001 Tour de Suisse. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)</p><p>FILE - This April 3, 2008, file photo, shows Hein Verbruggen, coordination commission chairman of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, listening during a news conference in Beijing. Former international cycling chief Hein Verbruggen has denied allegations that the governing body covered up a suspicious drug test result by Lance Armstrong at the 2001 Tour de Suisse.WLD (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/15/6649402-wada-to-investigate-uci-document-leakhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/15/6649402-wada-to-investigate-uci-document-leaksportsleakinvestigationworld-anti-doping-agencywadainternational-cycling-unionSun, 15 May 2011 22:17:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/04/6583020-landis-faces-legal-action-from-cycling-leadershttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/05/04/6583020-landis-faces-legal-action-from-cycling-leaderssportscyclinginternational-cycling-unionfloyd-landisucilegal-actionlandisWed, 4 May 2011 14:15:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/24/6332934-wada-appeals-to-cas-over-contador-acquittalhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/24/6332934-wada-appeals-to-cas-over-contador-acquittalsportsdopingcyclingworld-anti-doping-agencyinternational-cycling-unionalberto-contadorcontadordoping-contadorThu, 24 Mar 2011 08:14:59 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain is seen before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain gestures during the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain prepares before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain looks on before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain looks on before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain looks on before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Saxo Bank rider Alberto Contador of Spain is seen before the first stage of the Volta of Catalunya in Lloret de Mar, Spain, Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid gestures as he comments on the UCI appeal lodged earlier Thursday against Tour de France winner Alberto Contador's doping acquittal, during the Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, central Netherlands, Thursday March 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)</p><p>Saxo Bank's cyclist and Spain's three-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador celebrates with the trophy after wining the Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, March 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p><p>Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador of Team Saxo Bank waves after the 7th stage Tour of Catalonia cycling race in Barcelona , Spain, Sunday, March 27, 2011. The International Cycling Union is appealing Alberto Contador's doping acquittal to sport's highest court. The governing body said Thursday, March 24, 2011 it is going to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to challenge the Spanish cycling federation's decision not to ban the Tour de France champion for his positive clenbuterol test. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6171982-uci-wins-landmark-anti-doping-verdictshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/02/6171982-uci-wins-landmark-anti-doping-verdictssportsdopingcyclinginternational-cycling-unionfranco-pellizottipellizottiWed, 2 Mar 2011 19:31:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Thursday, May 15, 2008 file photo, Italy's Franco Pellizotti pedals during the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race from Potenza to Peschici, southern Italy. The International Cycling Union says, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Italian rider Franco Pellizotti has been found guilty of doping and must serve a two-year suspension in a landmark case for the sport's biological passport project. The UCI tells The Associated Press that the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by cycling's governing body seeking to ban Pellizotti after he was cleared by an Italian anti-doping court. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, May 11, 2008 file photo, Italy's Franco Pellizzotti wears the pink jersey of the overall leader after completing the second stage of the Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race from Cefalu' to Agrigento. The International Cycling Union says, Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Italian rider Franco Pellizotti has been found guilty of doping and must serve a two-year suspension in a landmark case for the sport's biological passport project. The UCI tells The Associated Press that the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld an appeal by cycling's governing body seeking to ban Pellizotti after he was cleared by an Italian anti-doping court. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/28/5941935-cycling-union-creating-athletes-commissionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/28/5941935-cycling-union-creating-athletes-commissionsportscyclingpanelinternational-cycling-unionriders'Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:55:25 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/20/5322176-vinokourov-beats-uci-in-court-over-doping-finehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/10/20/5322176-vinokourov-beats-uci-in-court-over-doping-finesportsdopingappealcyclinginternational-cycling-unionalexandre-vinokourovvinokourovWed, 20 Oct 2010 14:26:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post