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Three-times Tour winner LeMond urges McQuaid to resign

Three-times Tour winner LeMond urges McQuaid to resign

Rediff.com26 Oct 2012

Three-times Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has called on International Cycling Union (UCI) President Pat McQuaid to quit in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

UCI head McQuaid steps down from IOC committee

UCI head McQuaid steps down from IOC committee

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

International Cycling Union (UCI) chief Pat McQuaid has stepped down as member of the International Olympic Committee panel evaluating 2020 Games bids, citing time constraints, the IOC said on Wednesday.

'Embattled UCI boss McQuaid has IOC support'

'Embattled UCI boss McQuaid has IOC support'

Rediff.com13 Feb 2013

International Cycling Federation (UCI) president Pat McQuaid enjoys the support of the International Olympic Committee despite the sport's tarnished image and the UCI's bitter row with the World Anti-Doping Agency, the IOC said.

Call for UCI chief to act on Armstrong affair or quit

Call for UCI chief to act on Armstrong affair or quit

Rediff.com18 Oct 2012

International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid must immediately make clear the governing body's position on the Lance Armstrong doping affair or resign to prevent the collapse of world cycling, a commercial partner of the sport said on Thursday.

Armstrong's fate looms as USADA decision out on Monday

Armstrong's fate looms as USADA decision out on Monday

Rediff.com21 Oct 2012

The Lance Armstrong doping scandal reaches a decisive day on Monday when cycling's governing body announces whether it has ratified the US Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions but whatever happens the affair is set to run and run.

Anti-doping on agenda for UCI consultation

Anti-doping on agenda for UCI consultation

Rediff.com14 Dec 2012

Anti-doping will be one of four discussion topics for the International Cycling Union's (UCI) stakeholder consultation to be launched next year, the sport's governing body said on Thursday.

UCI set to open doping hotline

UCI set to open doping hotline

Rediff.com14 Nov 2012

Cycling's governing body is considering opening a hotline for riders wishing to discuss doping-related issues, International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has said.

Armstrong feels he is cycling's Fall Guy and all generations cheated

Armstrong feels he is cycling's Fall Guy and all generations cheated

Rediff.com31 Jan 2013

Lance Armstrong feels he is the scapegoat of a sport that has always been subject to cheating, the disgraced American cyclist said on Wednesday before criticising International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid.

Armstrong banned for life, loses Tour de France titles

Armstrong banned for life, loses Tour de France titles

Rediff.com22 Oct 2012

Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life after the International Cycling Union said on Monday it had ratified the United States Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions. The decision was announced at a UCI news conference.

UCI harden anti-corticoid stance

UCI harden anti-corticoid stance

Rediff.com12 Feb 2013

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has toughened up its anti-doping policy by imposing an eight-day rest on riders following an injection of corticoids, it said on Monday.

Can we really forget Lance Armstrong's legacy?

Can we really forget Lance Armstrong's legacy?

Rediff.com23 Oct 2012

Lance Armstrong was ditched from the Tour de France record books on Monday but the question of whether cycling should forget his tarnished legacy or use it as a force for change must be urgently addressed.

Winning without doping was impossible: Armstrong

Winning without doping was impossible: Armstrong

Rediff.com28 Jun 2013

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who cheated his way to seven Tour de France victories from 1999-2005, claims it would have been impossible to win the world's greatest race without doping.

US court orders cyclist Armstrong to reveal complete doping info

US court orders cyclist Armstrong to reveal complete doping info

Rediff.com5 Sep 2013

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has reportedly been ordered to answer questions about who knew what and when about his doping, including possibly his former wife and his attorneys.

Shamed cyclist Armstrong was made a 'SCAPEGOAT'

Shamed cyclist Armstrong was made a 'SCAPEGOAT'

Rediff.com28 Jan 2015

There was a witch hunt after Armstrong, says former International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid