In light of Lance Armstrong's recent statements regarding his past doping, current Tour de France champion Chris Froome has asked the American to take part in the UCI inquiry into cycling's past and give a full account of his misdemeanours. Hoping to be able to move forward and focus on the present, Froome hopes that it will put the story to bed once and for all.

After winning the UCI presidential election, Brian Cookson has moved forward on his promise to set up an independent investigation into cycling's past and its doping problems. Yesterday, the UCI and WADA sent out a joint statement, confirming that they have agreed the broad terms under which such an investigation will take place.

Having been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and received a life-time ban, Lance Armstrong has repeatedly made it clear that he would be happy to take part in such an investigation. The debate has recently flared up again in the aftermath of a lengthy interview the disgraced American has given to Cyclingnews.

Like most other current professionals, Tour de France champion Chris Froome has been annoyed by the much debate about cycling's past, claiming that the culture has changed and that the speculation is tainting a generation that has nothing to do with cycling's dark history. In light of Armstrong's recent statements, the Brit has asked the American to come forward and give a full account of his doping, thus hoping that the story can be put to bed.

"There is still so much that needs to be explained, needs to be elaborated on in order for everyone to be able to put this story to bed and, finally, move on from this," he told Sky Sports News. "There is still a lot of good that can be done through what he (Armstrong) has to say. And I think it would eventually put an end to that story and allow the rest of us to carry on with our careers.

"It would be really good for the sport to know exactly what was happening at those times so that we can learn and move on from that," he added. "I don't think it's good for the current situation of the sport to be lingering on what's happened in the past.

"I'd want to see him come forward and really tell it like it is and say exactly what happened so that we can put the story to bed. It happened more than a decade ago and we need to stop talking about it now."

The UCI and WADA didn't elaborate further on the precise conditions for the investigation.