UCI appoints independent expert for 1999 Tour samples

The UCI has appointed Emile Vrijman, the former director of the National Anti Doping Agency in The Netherlands (NeCeDo), and his law firm Lamsma Veldstra & Lobé attorneys, to be independent investigators in the 1999 Tour de France urine samples case. According to the UCI, Mr Vrijman and his team will attempt to "clarify facts" related to the analysis of the samples, which have implicated Lance Armstrong and several others, who have not been formally identified, in an EPO-related doping affair.

"As WADA has informed the UCI of its intention to open an investigation, the UCI is concerned that such an investigation from WADA as an involved party, would be based on aspects out of its competencies," the UCI said in a statement. "The UCI's decision to appoint an independent investigator is supported by numerous authorities, both in sports, as well as in Anti – Doping. The UCI expects all relevant parties to fully co-operate with the investigation.

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