Anti-anti doping goodwill ambassador

Arndt Festerling comments on developments in the cycling world: "In a very personal move verging on an anti-doping rampage, Pat McQuaid, head of the International Cycling Union (UCI), has named cyclist Ivan Basso as the union's future anti-doping goodwill ambassador. Or should I say anti-anti-doping rampage? Basso's qualifications for the job are considerable, considering he was barred himself on doping charges. ... What is in store for the UCI? Here's a suggestion: close it down! Or at least bring in another president."

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