IOC president Jacques Rogge says Lance Armstrong doping scandal is "shocking" But Rogge said the UCI had always been at the forefront of the fight against doping and he noted how the body had moved to introduce any advancements in the drugs fight. Rogge added: "Sadly the sport of cycling has often been involved in high profile doping cases and necessarily the UCI has always been at the forefront of the fight against doping, being one of the first sports to introduce biological passports and also conducting a record number of tests on cyclists all year round. Ten years ago the UCI faced some limitations in the fight against doping - not enough out-of-competition tests, and the inefficiency or inexistence of tests. Today, the EPO test is much more effective, we are able to detect homologous transfusion and Hgh and the biological passport has proven to be a powerful tool to help target athletes with suspicious profiles. All these means which were not available in the past have significantly advanced the fight against doping and UCI was one of the first federations to implement them. Rogge said he had been aware of the stories, many of which came to light in the press over the years, but hinted that his organisation had been frustrated in catching the cheats. "The Armstrong affair comes as a real disappointment," he said. The fact that this is all finally coming to light with some blatant evidence is of course shocking, but ultimately this will be a good thing for the sport of cycling which has already started and will continue to prevent cheaters to compete, and more importantly work to protect the reputation of the sport for the sake of the young generations.