"I am surprised and extremely disappointed that USADA released information in the public domain relating to their pending case against me before I had been given any opportunity to review the evidence and provide my defence against it, " he told AFP.

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In a statement, Orion Publishing said it was "extremely surprised and disappointed" that its case had failed.

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Sir Menzies said he would be "extremely surprised" if the strategy that emerged, while not setting a date for withdrawal, was not based on creating the right conditions for withdrawal.

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