"Seems like there's very little dispute that the ban covers any event sanctioned by USAC including fondos."

actually, every "organized" by USAC. even USADA seemed to question whether the ban covered a gran fondo, because it was not a competition. technically, the ban was for anything "organized by a WADA signatory." if there was ever an actual reconciliation commission put together by USADA, or WADA, or the UCI, and lance was attending at the invitation of the organizer at which point he was to humbly apologize and tell all, he technically couldn't accept the invite.

hence the conferring over the last day or so.

10.10

Status During Ineligibility

10.10.1 Prohibition Against Participation During Ineligibility

No Athlete or other Person who has been declared Ineligible may, during the period of Ineligibility, participate in any capacity in a Competition or activity (other than authorized anti-doping education or rehabilitation programs) authorized or organized by any Signatory, Signatory's member organization, or a club or other member organization of a Signatory’s member organization, or in Competitions authorized or organized by any professional league or any international- or national-level Event organization.

An Athlete or other Person subject to a period of Ineligibility longer than four (4) years may, after completing four (4) years of the period of Ineligibility, participate in local sport events in a sport other than the sport in which the Athlete or other Person committed the anti-doping rule violation, but only so long as the local sport event is not at a level that could otherwise qualify such Athlete or other Person directly or indirectly to compete in (or accumulate points toward) a national championship or International Event.

An Athlete or other Person subject to a period of Ineligibility shall remain subject to Testing.