UCI opens talks with WADA
The UCI was criticized for not doing enough to catch American rider Lance Armstrong.
LONDON (AP) - The International Cycling Union has opened discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency to set up an independent investigation into the cycling body s handling of past drug scandals.
The UCI was criticized for not doing enough to catch American rider Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles after admitting to doping. His admission followed an investigation by the U.S. Ant-Doping Agency.
New UCI President Brian Cookson, who defeated incumbent Pat McQuaid in an election two weeks ago, says "we have started the work of establishing a high level dialogue with WADA to plan how we will proceed with the independent investigation into the UCI s past."
