Antonio Martin Jr

The body which imposed Armstrong’s life ban in 2012, and has the final say over whether it could be cut to a minimum of eight years in exchange for significant assistance with the commission, on Wednesday poured scorn on his efforts to come clean.
Accusing him of repeatedly refusing to co-operate in the past – including during the current arbitration proceedings against his former boss at US Postal, Johan Bruyneel – a United States Anti-Doping agency spokesperson said: “Despite Mr Armstrong publicly claiming he wants to help, privately since June 2012, he has repeatedly rejected the opportunity to do so and has shut the door on his chance. Much of the information we understand that Mr Armstrong could have provided is of little, if any, value now, as it has already been uncovered through other avenues or soon will be.”
Clarification of Armstrong’s current position arrived shortly after the International Cycling Union announced the commission would consist of a politician, professor and a war crimes investigator.
Charged with uncovering the truth behind the activities of riders and others during the 1990s and 2000s, the Cycling Independent Reform Commission is chaired by Dick Marty, a Swiss member of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly and former state prosecutor who is considered an expert in organised crime and drug abuse.
His vice-chairmen are Ulrich Haas, a German law professor at the University of Zurich and a specialist in anti-doping, and Peter Nicholson, a former military officer who has led several war crimes investigations for the United Nations.
Confirming the commission had already begun its work, UCI president