The UCI will publish the Cycling Independent Reform Commission 's report into whether the world governing body was complicit in past doping practices on Monday . The investigation centred on the UCI 's dealings with doping findings and allegations during the late 1990s and early 2000s , including its handling of claims against Lance Armstrong , who has since admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs . A statement on uci.ch read : 'The Cycling Independent Reform Commission ( CIRC ) report has been delivered to the UCI president ( Brian Cookson ) . Cyclists ride at the start of the 'Omloop Het Nieuwsblad ' race in Belgium on February 28 . The Cycling Independent Reform Commission report has been delivered to UCI president Brian Cookson . 'The UCI will publish the report in the early hours of Monday , March 9 , 2015 . Until then , we will not make any comment on the report . ' CIRC was a key part of Cookson 's campaign pledge ahead of his election as UCI president in September 2013 . Last month the Briton warned of some 'uncomfortable reading ' ahead . 'We should all prepare ourselves for that , ' Cookson said . 'When you open a can of worms , you find a lot of worms . It 's going to be very interesting to see . ' He also promised transparency , where legally possible . He added : 'We 're not going to get into a FIFA-type situation of arguing about the report . 'If they want to redact anything , they can redact it . They may well give us some unredacted information as well , but the report that they give us will be the report that they say is able to go into the public domain . ' The investigation centred on the UCI 's dealings with doping findings and allegations during the late 1990s and early 2000s , including its handling of claims against Lance Armstrong , who has since admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs . CIRC was established in January 2014 , with its terms of reference announced the following month . CIRC is independent from the UCI , chaired by Switzerland 's former state prosecutor Dick Marty and included Peter Nicholson , an Australian who has investigated war crimes for the United Nations . Professor Ulrich Haas from Germany , a specialist in anti-doping rules who works for the Court of Arbitration for Sport , is the third person on the commission . The key to the commission 's success may hinge on whether Cookson 's predecessors agreed to give evidence . Pat McQuaid , the UCI president from 2005 to 2013 , has declined to comment either way when asked if he had spoken to CIRC by Press Association Sport . Pat McQuaid , the UCI president from 2005 to 2013 , has declined to comment either way . Hein Verbruggen , who was UCI president at the time of the Armstrong 's seven Tour de France wins , was accused of helping to cover up a positive test by Armstrong , but has consistently denied the allegations . Armstrong stated in an interview with the BBC last month that he had given evidence to CIRC , although whether it reveals anything new or more than the United States Anti-doping Agency report which led to his downfall remains to be seen . CIRC has the power to reduce sanctions , but whether Armstrong has done enough to see his life ban from competitive sport lessened remains to be seen . Chris Froome , the 2013 Tour de France champion , this week revealed he had spoken to CIRC . ' I sat down with CIRC after the end of the season last year and spent a good few hours with them , just talking about the state of the sport and how , from a rider 's point of view , they can try to improve on things , ' Froome told the Daily Mail . ' I think the sport is definitely making a lot of headway in trying to improve its image and and putting the past behind us ' Whether the CIRC report does enough to leave the past behind in a sport which is still beset by doping remains to be seen .
UCI will publish the Cycling Independent Reform Commission 's report into whether the world governing body was complicit in past doping practices . The commission is expected to recommend that a new anti-doping code be introduced and that all riders who have been found guilty of doping, including Lance Armstrong, should receive lifetime bans.