article_snippet: ’ Only a week after the CIRC report into cycling doping – ordered by UCI president Brian Cookson – revealed that the use of banned substances is still a major problem in the sport, some might question whether professional cycling should even concern professional cycling with a charity bike ride.
article_snippet: There are convicted dopers currently running pro the Tour teams and right now UCI is considering revoking the race licence of the Astana team that boasts last year
article_snippet: ’s Tour winner, Vincenzo Nibali, but has seen five of UCI riders test positive in recent months.
article_snippet: ’s Tour winner, Vincenzo Nibali, is a convicted doper while questions continue at Team Sky over whether their employment of sporting director Servais Knaven represents a challenge to their zero tolerance policy.
article_snippet: Travis Tygart, the head of the US anti-doping agency whose investigation ultimately brought down Armstrong, had no great objection to Travis Tygart, the head of the US anti-doping agency whose investigation ultimately brought down Armstrong rejoining the cancer battle.
article_snippet: ‘As long as it's not a sanctioned competition that falls under the rules, it's not a direct concern,’ said Tygart, who only last week said Travis Tygart, the head of the US anti-doping agency whose investigation ultimately brought down Armstrong now feels ‘sorry’ for Armstrong and other riders in the light of the CIRC report into the doping culture in cycling and is now prepared to discuss reducing the American’s life ban from sport.