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"This is about as uncomfortable an interview as I have conducted. It is the early evening of one of the last days of our faded summer and I am sitting on a hilltop in Sussex, the South Downs stretching out before us, talking to Sean Yates, who is frank, weary in voice, but not even impolite when he says that he wishes we hadn't actually spoken."

"Brian Cookson, the International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential hopeful, has vowed that if he is elected, he will offer cyclists an amnesty should they come clean about doping. British Cycling president Cookson is challenging incumbent UCI head Pat McQuaid for the presidency in next week's elections in Florence, during the World Championships."

"UCI President Brian Cookson speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013. Cycling's governing body and the World Anti-Doping Agency have an agreement on an independent commission to look into the sport's drug-stained past, and Lance Armstrong will be invited to take part, UCI President Brian Cookson told The Associated Press. Photo: Themba Hadebe, AP"

"CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - Lance Armstrong must cooperate fully if he wants to win back some of his reputation and help cycling recover from its drug-stained past, the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said."

"Johannesburg - Trainer Cliffie Miller was charged for doping a horse which collapsed and died during a race earlier this year, the National Horseracing Authority (NHA) confirmed in a statement on Tuesday."