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 has launched a kinder, nicer offensive.

A look at how the media coverage of the current crisis in cycling may intentionally or unintentionally be contributing to preserving a status quo, which will lead to the UCI organization failing to undergo needed reforms in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal (4 pages)