Doping agency welcomes cycling drug summit in Paris

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MONTREAL (AFP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) welcomed Monday the holding of an international summit on doping in cycling next month after this year's Tour de France was rocked by doping scandals.

"WADA is willing to further assist cycling and all other sports in finding solutions to the doping issue," said WADA president Richard W. Pound in a statement.

The summit, which will be held in Paris on October 22 and 23, was organsied by the French Sports minister Roselyne Bachelot, and particpating organisations will include world cycling's governing body, the UCI, organisers of the major cycling events, a number of national cycling federations and national doping agencies.

This year's Tour de France was rocked by drugs scandals, with pre-race favourite...