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Friday, October 12th, 2012

Quotation
Today, we are sending the ‘Reasoned Decision’ in the Lance Armstrong case and supporting information to the Union Cycliste International (UCI), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and the World Triathlon Corporation (WTC). The evidence shows beyond any doubt that the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team ran the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.
— Opening paragraph of the statement issued by U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart on the doping conspiracy it says was masterminded by Lance Armstrong during the early 2000s.