UCI disbands independent commission

 　　BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its disbanding of the Independent Commission citing lack of coorperation from fellow anti-doping angencies.

　　UCI president Pat McQuaid said in a statement Tuesday that the independent commission, established to probe into the allegations made against the UCI in the Lance Armstrong doping case, was not given support from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), whose investigation¹ led to seven-time Tour de France winner Armstrong's fall from grace.

　　"Over the weekend I spoke² to John Fahey, President of WADA. He confirmed WADA' s willingness to help the UCI establish a Truth and Reconciliation³ Commission (TRC), as well as saying that WADA had no confidence in the existing Independent Commission process," said Mcquaid.

　　Given the situation, UCI Management Committee decided⁴ to disband the Independent Commission with "immediate⁵ effect" as "the federation⁶ could no longer fund a procedure whose outcome is likely to be rejected by such an important stakeholder."

　　The Independent Commission, established in November 2012, was chaired by former Court of Appeal judge Sir Philip Otton, and included the UK House of Lords Peer and Paralympic Champion Baroness⁷ Tanni Grey-Thompson and the Australian lawyer Malcolm Holmes QC.

　　Despite the Independent Commission members being appointed by John Coates, President of the International Council of Arbitration⁸ for Sport, WADA, USADA and others immediately attacked the independence of its members.

　　UCI, then, will focus its efforts on a truth and reconciliation commission.

　　"We have listened carefully to the views of WADA, USADA and cycling stakeholders and have decided that a truth and reconciliation process is the best way to examine the culture of doping in cycling in the past and to clear the air so that cycling can move forward," Mcquid said.

　　"We will now focus our efforts on establishing a TRC, with which we expect WADA to be fully⁹ engaged, to look at doping in professional cycling, as well as the allegations contained in the USADA reasoned decision. The work that has so far been undertaken by the Independent Commission will be shared with the TRC," he said.

　　It is expected that the TRC process will launch later this year and, following its completion, its report will be published in full.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

3 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

6 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

7 baroness   

n.男爵夫人，女男爵

参考例句：

• I'm sure the Baroness will be able to make things fine for you.我相信男爵夫人能够把家里的事替你安排妥当的。
• The baroness,who had signed,returned the pen to the notary.男爵夫人这时已签过字，把笔交回给律师。

8 arbitration   

n.调停，仲裁

参考例句：

• The wage disagreement is under arbitration.工资纠纷正在仲裁中。
• Both sides have agreed that the arbitration will be binding.双方都赞同仲裁具有约束力。

9 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。