UCI accused of cover-up

Armstrong teammate cites collusion in interview on CBS as heat grows on Lance

NEW YORK - A former teammate of Lance Armstrong alleged on TV's 60 Minutes on Sunday that cycling's world governing body had helped the seven-time Tour de France winner cover up a positive drugs test.

Tyler Hamilton told the US version of the show, broadcast on CBS television, that Armstrong had told him he tested positive for EPO (erythropoietin) during the 2001 Tour of Switzerland but escaped punishment after the International Cycling Union (UCI) intervened on his behalf.