At this point, what Armstrong, the USADA, cycling and the public writ large need is some sort of final resolution.

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This is a result of a simmering feud between the Tour's organiser and owner, ASO, and cycling's international governing body, the UCI.

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It is this kind of behavior that earned her the 2011 Componente della Commissione Etica prize awarded by an international cycling organization to the riders who best embodies ethics and fairness in competition.

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He was the co-owner of the United States Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, and is most likely sweating and lawyering up at this very moment.

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One of the targets outlined in the strategy is that more people should be walking and cycling by 2020 but according to Ms Burns this is "too woolly" as there are no firm policies in place to achieve this.

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