The World Anti-Doping Agency has accused cycling's world governing body of deceit following its decision to disband its own independent commission into the Lance Armstrong drugs scandal.
WADA's damning criticism of the UCI comes as the independent commission itself issued a statement saying a lack of co-operation by the UCI and other interested parties had made its work impossible.
UCI president Pat McQuaid announced the closure of the independent commission after protracted argument about its powers and whether witnesses would be granted an amnesty protecting them from subsequent disciplinary action.
McQuaid says the commission was being scrapped in favour of a truth and reconciliation process, which had the support of WADA.
However, WADA president John Fahey has denied this, saying it was not only wrong but deceitful.
