SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (JANUARY 25, 2013) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SOUNDBITE (English) UCI PRESIDENT PAT MCQUAID SAYING: "We have listened carefully to the views of WADA, USADA and cycling stakeholders and have decided that a truth and reconciliation process is the best way to examine the culture of doping in cycling in the past and to clear the air so that cycling can move forward. In addition to contact between our lawyers about establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission I spoke to the Director-General of WADA earlier this week and I will be speaking to its President over the weekend. I welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with WADA on this. As I have said many times, when I became President of the UCI in 2005, the fight against the culture of doping was - together with globalisation of our sport - my top priority. The UCI's anti-doping procedures are and have been among the most innovative and stringent in sport including being the first federation to introduce the blood passport in 2008. I hope the lessons learned from the truth and reconciliation process will help in particular to educate young riders and to help eradicate doping in its entirety from cycling." STORY: Cycling's world body cast doubt on the role of its independent commission inquiry into the Lance Armstrong scandal on Friday (January 25) by favouring a broader probe with anti-doping agency WADA into drugs use in the sport. International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid told reporters, after a procedural hearing of the independent commission was adjourned until next week, that a process with WADA, the World Anti-Doping Agency, now appeared to be the best way forward. "We have listened carefully to the views of WADA, USADA and cycling stakeholders and have decided that a truth and reconciliation process is the best way to examine the culture of doping in cycling in the past and to clear the air so that cycling can move forward," said McQuaid. "In addition to contact between our lawyers about establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission I spoke to the Director-General of WADA earlier this week and I will be speaking to its President over the weekend. I welcome the opportunity to work in partnership with WADA on this. As I have said many times, when I became President of the UCI in 2005, the fight against the culture of doping was - together with globalisation of our sport - my top priority. The UCI's anti-doping procedures are and have been among the most innovative and stringent in sport including being the first federation to introduce the blood passport in 2008. I hope the lessons learned from the truth and reconciliation process will help in particular to educate young riders and to help eradicate doping in its entirety from cycling." Speaking at the offices of the Law Society in London, McQuaid made clear that the UCI could not afford two separate inquiries. The three-member independent commission set up last year to look into allegations against the world body complained on Friday that they had received no documents from the UCI, and had met resistance from athletes and stakeholders. The UCI Commission has asked for its own truth and reconciliation process to provide a full or partial amnesty for those testifying but has hit obstacles. WADA has said it would not cooperate with the independent commission because of concerns about its terms of reference and ability to carry out its role without undue influence. McQuaid said there were questions to be resolved about how an amnesty might work. He denied playing for time and said the WADA code, a current stumbling block to any process, could be changed to allow the granting of amnesties when the foundation board next met in May. McQuaid said WADA had indicated that they would share costs with the UCI and hoped Armstrong would testify. Armstrong won seven straight Tour de France titles from 1999 but was stripped of them after being found guilty of doping last October. He spoke out about his wrongdoings for the first time on American television last week. Meanwhile McQuaid said he believed he was the best man to be in charge of cycling, adding the sport was now much better at catching those who dope.