Lance Armstrong, stripped of his seven victories in the Tour de France, was summoned by the Cycling Independent Reform Commission in the next few days to work with anti-doping authorities and also to be able to reduce his suspension. According to the latest information, the meeting will take place in the United States, but the former runner has not confirmed the exact date and place of the meeting.
The CIRC was set up by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Brian Cookson, the UCI president, to investigate doping in cycling’s past, including any role the UCI may have played. It has offered reduced bans to those who fully testify and co-operate.
"I've always said I will make myself fully available to an international commission tasked with helping our sport heal and move forward after multiple generations of rampant doping," Lance Armstrong told Cyclingnews.
This year, Armstrong have already met the CIRC to discuss "about everything". It was "a very good meeting" said the former US Postal rider.
Found guilty of doping, Lance Armstrong is penalized 22 October 2012 by the International Cycling Union (UCI), which removes the seven towers of France and writes off his record for life. He also is suspended for life.
The three Commission members are chairman Dick Marty, a Swiss politician and lawyer; Ulrich Haas of Germany, and Austrian Peter Nicholson.
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