International Cycling Union

USADA chief: Lance Armstrong can implicate others in doping scandal

2013-04-25 11:04:00

Travis Tygart, who is the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, told a French government senate hearing Thursday that he wants Lance Armstrong to provide information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing body, the International Cycling...

Lance Armstrong scandal: Head of UCI resigns from IOC committee

2013-01-23 09:09:00

Pat McQuaid, the head of the International Cycling Union, has stepped down from a key International Olympic Committee panel as he deals with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. McQuaid is on the committee that is evaluating bids for the...

Lance Armstrong admits drug use, bullying tactics

2013-01-17 21:30:00

Lance Armstrong calmly told Oprah Winfrey in a highly anticipated taped television interview Thursday night that he took a variety of performance-enhancing drugs while winning a record seven Tour de France titles, but that in his mind at the time, he...

Cycling union wants Lance Armstrong to testify before commission

2013-01-15 11:30:00

In the wake of reports that Lance Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he used doping techniques to win his seven Tour de France titles, the International Cycling Union (known as the UCI) is urging Armstrong to testify before its independent...

Lance Armstrong scandal: Should cycling be dropped from Olympics?

2013-01-16 14:10:00

Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong, a bronze medalist in the 2000 Games, is said to have admitted doping to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air later this week. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the International Olympic Committee...

Panel investigating Lance Armstrong postponed because of snow

2013-01-21 08:05:00

When it rains, it pours. Or snows. The panel investigating links between the International Cycling Union and Lance Armstrong has postponed its first hearing in London because of snow. The panel will now hold its procedural hearing on Friday instead of...

Live updates: Lance Armstrong says he wishes he hadn't fought USADA

2013-01-17 19:35:00

Lance Armstrong said in his interview broadcast Thursday night with Oprah Winfrey that he did not do anything to try to influence the U.S. Atty.’s office in Los Angeles to drop its grand-jury probe of him last February. “No, none, that&...

IOC releases statement on stripping Lance Armstrong of Olympic medal

2013-01-17 09:17:00

The International Olympic Committee released the following statement Thursday regarding its decision to strip Lance Armstrong of the bronze medal he received in 2000: "Following the recent decisions of [the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency] and the...

Report: Lance Armstrong offered USADA large donation in 2004

2013-01-08 11:13:00

The head of the U.S. Anti Doping Agency claims in a “60 Minutes Sports” segment to air Wednesday that a representative of banned cyclist Lance Armstrong once offered to make a donation estimated around $250,000 to the agency. USADA Chief...

Jose Rosado: Too many athletes belong in the hall of shame

2013-04-29 03:55:00

Unfortunately, many of us have had that difficult conversation with young children regarding their sports heroes and cheating. Usually at the end of the conversation, we remind them that winners never cheat and cheaters never win. We tell them this even...

Cycling union failed to act after Armstrong scandal: USADA

2013-04-25 07:38:00

PARIS -- US Anti-Doping Agency president Travis Tygart accused the International Cycling Union on Thursday of failing in its promise to deal with the consequences of the Lance Armstrong scandal. Speaking before a French Senate investigation committee...

Armstrong to help "clean up cycling"

2013-01-25 19:04:00

(AP) — An attorney for Lance Armstrong told the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency the cyclist will cooperate with efforts to "clean up cycling," though it's the sport's governing body and world anti-doping officials who should take the lead. In letters sent...

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Chief Executive Travis Tygart praised UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) for its decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles.

2012-10-22 08:32:10