CADF confirms it acted on whistleblower information about possible activities of banned Dr. Ferrari, but that it chose not to forward the findings to UCI for further action.

The Kazakh-registered team firmly denies any connections with the physician who had previously worked with Lance Armstrong.

The move will align cycling with a growing international anti-doping community, but some wonder if it could backfire.

Officials are worried that cycling would abandon its most effective anti-doping tool if the UCI joins a new agency linked to the IOC.