Discussion

UCI head defends link to Lance team

Updated: January 17, 2013, 9:45 AM ET
Associated Press

WENGEN, Switzerland -- The former president of cycling's governing body says there was no conflict of interest when he invested in a brokerage account later linked to Lance Armstrong's team owner.

It was "cynical" for U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart to suggest to The Wall Street Journal that the business relationship "stinks to high heaven," Hein Verbruggen told The Associated Press on Thursday.

"Nothing illegal has happened, or ever did. The comments of Mr. Tygart, I would ...

Read full story

ESPN Conversations


You must be signed in to post a comment

Already have an account?

You are fully responsible for the content you post. Content that includes profanity, personal attacks or antisocial behavior (such as "spamming" or "trolling"), or other inappropriate content or material will be removed. We reserve the right to block any user who violates our terms of use, including removing all content posted by that user.

ALSO SEE

ESPN TOP HEADLINES

HOTTEST CONVERSATIONS

ESPN Community »