1.   European cycling officials charged the athletes with using erythropoietin, or EPO, which raises red blood cell counts, enabling the blood to carry more oxygen to muscles.

2.   But at the same time, cycling officials recognize that eradicating doping is virtually impossible.

3.   Take Penang cycling officials for example.

4.   Tyler-Sharman, kicked out by the Australians for criticizing cycling team officials, was believed to be on a flight home late Friday.

5.   Australian cycling officials tried to defuse the controversy over cyclist Kathy Watt on Saturday, after she forced her way back onto the team through arbitration.

6.   Meanwhile French cycling officials revealed that multi-national home sales company Le Groupement intentended to pull out of cycling.

7.   The matter is now in the hands of cycling officials.