UCI disbands independent doping commission as it blames WADA and USADA for lack of cooperation McQuaid said last night: "This is too important for rushed discussions or hasty decisions. It is completely unrealistic to expect that we and Wada can sort through all the details of setting up a truth and reconciliation commission in just a couple of days, based on an arbitrary deadline set by the independent commission of Thursday. There is still a huge amount to discuss before we can finalise a detailed legal framework, including how such a TRC, which is completely unprecedented in sport, should be funded now that Wada, contrary to earlier indications, refuses to contribute financially. This is something that will be discussed fully at the management committee meeting on Friday. I would stress that, while I am committed to a TRC, it needs to be a process which is in the best interests of our sport and our federation - and which also does not bankrupt it. 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. Last night the three independent commissioners, Sir Philip Otton, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Malcolm Holmes, found out their services were no longer required when the UCI made the announcement on its website. The three commissioners were last night considering their position. McQuaid added: "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. Over the weekend I spoke to John Fahey, president of Wada. He confirmed Wada's willingness to help the UCI establish a truth and reconciliation commission as well as saying that Wada had no confidence in the existing independent commission process. Given this development, the UCI Management Committee decided that the federation could no longer fund a procedure whose outcome is likely to be rejected by such an important stakeholder. We have therefore decided to disband the independent commission with immediate effect. We do this with regret, but given the stance of Wada we did not see any other option.