UCI concern at delay in releasing Lance judgment

Cycling’s world governing body the UCI have expressed their concern over the time taken by the US Anti-Doping Agency to release their written judgment on Lance Armstrong, who has already been banned for life and stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

USADA issued the sanctions against Armstrong on August 24 after the American elected not to contest doping charges brought against him, but the agency confirmed on Wednesday it was “in the process of finalising” the written reasoned decision in the case and that the report would be submitted to the UCI no later than October 15.

UCI president Pat McQuaid said in a statement yesterday: “The UCI had no reason to assume that a full case file did not exist but USADA’s continued failure to produce the decision is now a cause for concern.