UCI: No special treatment for Lance

The international cycling union UCI says it will make contact with Lance Armstrong about testifying to a new independent commission but has stressed the disgraced drugs cheat will get no special treatment.

Armstrong, who was stripped of the seven Tour de France titles and banned from competitive sport for life after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs, has said he will answer with “100% transparency and honesty”.

However, the 42-year-old Texan has suggested he wants “consistency” and that he has been harshly dealt with.