Anti-doping chief dismisses chances of Lance riding again

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president John Fahey says it would take something “close to a miracle” for Lance Armstrong to have his lifetime ban from cycling reduced even if he co-operated with an inquiry into doping.

The international cycling union (UCI), under new president Brian Cookson, is putting together an independent commission to investigate doping in the sport’s past and says it will make contact with Armstrong about testifying.

Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from competitive sport for life last year after admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs, has said he is willing to assist an inquiry.