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UCI to create doping hotline for riders

Updated: November 13, 2012, 3:21 PM ET
Associated Press

AIGLE, Switzerland -- The International Cycling Union has pledged to create a confidential hotline for riders to report "issues or concerns relating to doping" in the wake of the Lance Armstrong affair.

UCI President Pat McQuaid made the promise in an open letter on the organization's website.

McQuaid says riders can receive reduced penalties in exchange for cooperation, though amnesties are currently prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Code.

Former teammates of Armstrong who ...

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