July 5, 2007 (Aigle, Switzerland) – In their concern of equality and transparency, the professional riders required the UCI, with the greatest firmness, that a commitment, as rigorous as the one they have signed, is drawn up and presented, for signature, to: the managers, team directors, doctors, staff of the teams and organizers.

It is neither conceivable nor acceptable that the rules, for the practice of a clean cycling, are applied to the riders only. In order to clean the cycle sport and put an end to the surrounding hypocrisy, all people working, closely or by far, in our environment, must assume his responsibilities, whatever his rule and his notoriety in our sport are.

The commitment signed by the riders will get a real sense only when all the actors of professional cycling will commit themselves too.

That commitment must come into force as soon as possible so that the competition recovers a credibility that is essential for the public, the sponsors and the media.