Published Wed, Jun 23 10 06:19 AM
Independent observers will oversee the drug-testing process at next month's Tour de France, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Tuesday.
The move, requested by cycling's governing body the UCI, is intended to increase transparency in the sport's battle against doping.
The observers will witness all phases of the doping controls, from the selection of riders to be tested to the management of results, WADA and UCI said in a joint statement.
"I asked WADA to send independent observers to the 2010 Tour de France so that our activities can be submitted to their impartial examination," UCI president Pat McQuaid said.
WADA president John Fahey added: "The presence of independent observers at major sporting events contributes to strengthen the protection provided to clean athletes and to enhance their confidence, as well as the public's confidence..."
The observers, to be appointed by WADA, will publish a report into the UCI's testing after the Tour, which runs from July 3-25.
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