I. PARTIES

1. The Appellant, the International Cycling Union (“UCI”), is an international sporting federation and the world governing body for cycling, headquartered in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI oversees competitive cycling events internationally and maintains a calendar of races in which its license-holders compete. Part 14 of the UCI Cycling Regulations that entered into force on August 13, 2004 were the Anti-Doping Cycling Rules of the UCI (the “UCI Rules”) in force throughout 2006.1 The UCI Rules adopt and implement the World Anti-Doping Code (the “WADC”), as it stood at the time.

2. The First Respondent, Jan Ullrich (“Ullrich”), is a German former professional road cyclist resident in Switzerland. Among other achievements, Ullrich was the winner of the 1997 Tour de France and the gold medalist in the men’s individual road race at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games. Prior to the events in question in 2006, Ullrich was a member of the T-Mobile professional cycling team, a member of Swiss Cycling, and a UCI license-holder.

3. The Second Respondent, Swiss Olympic, is the National Olympic Committee of Switzerland. An independent body within Swiss Olympic, the Disciplinary Chamber, issued the first instance award against which the UCI appeals (the “Decision”). In a letter from its Deputy Director, Hans Babst, dated December 15, 2010, Swiss Olympic advised that it “does not wish to be actively involved in the present procedure,” and “confirms that it will abide by any decision the Panel will reach in the present procedure.”