McQuaid justifies Contador CAS appeal delay

UCI president Pat McQuaid

UCI president Pat McQuaid (Image credit: Gerry McManus)

Pat McQuaid has justified the UCI’s late decision to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the dismissal of doping charges against Alberto Contador, claiming that the UCI legal team was stretched to even make the final deadline of March 24.

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