Earlier today UCI President Brian Cookson issued a statement to the press announcing the names of the three persons, which have been chosen as members of what the UCI says is an independent commission, which will examine allegations of illicit activities and wrongdoing within the UCI under former presidents Pat McQuaid and Hein Verbruggen.

Lance Armstrong claims former International Cycling Union president Hein Verbruggen instigated a cover-up of his doping at the 1999 Tour de France.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has contacted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to start discussions for an independent investigation into cycling's governing body, new UCI president Brian Cookson said earlier today.

Is cycling going to get the leadership it deserves?

Brian Cookson has been elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), defeating incumbent Pat McQuaid after a contentious campaign to take over cycling's governing body in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

The bitter battle for the presidency of cycling's governing body took another twist today as the two candidates, incumbent Pat McQuaid and challenger Brian Cookson, were involved in another angry exchange.

With embattled UCI president Pat McQuaid in an intense contest for his job against British challenger Brian Cookson, the cycling body's election rules are suddenly set to be changed.

We're only a third completed and the grande boucle has already given us a roller coaster ride.

It isn't the Tour de France unless things get a little crazy.

Pat McQuaid gets more bad news & Spain tries to outlaw doping?