While Spencer is currently taking part in the Tour of Langkawi down in Malaysia the massed forces of the ITU, USAT and the Court of Arbitration in Sport have been trying to get settled on a date for his next hearing. This is the one that USAT have asked for following the ITU's dismissal of the charges following Ironman Hawaii in 1998... Thought it was all over, did you?

The hearing was set to be held in New York on Feb-14 but will now be sometime in March as Spencer's brief, Tony Morton-Hooper, is unable to make the date owing to other court committments. The panel of three will include an American (who seems to have connections with USAT), a German attorney and a Canadian judge.

Meanwhile, back in Malaysia, Spencer seems to be doing pretty much OK. He missed a major spill at the end of today's stage and is currently 57th overall, just under 19 minutes back. Track the Tour at the Cycling News website.