Doping hotline set up for whistleblower cyclists

After the Lance Armstrong doping scandal rocked  the cycling world the International Cycling Union (UCI) has setup a doping hotline for cyclists who want to blow the whistle on fellow riders. In an online statement made on its website UCI head Pat McQuaid said  the hotline will be confidential and will  take  time to build trust  but he hopes that eventually it will “accelerate the change in culture that we need in our sport.” In the UCI announcement McQuaid also rejected complaints by some riders that the governing body had not followed up their tip-offs. “I would like to take this opportunity to assure you that the UCI did act on information provided in the past and it will always do so in the future, within the bounds of what is legally feasible,” McQuaid said.


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