The 'Pat McQuaid's An Official Asshole' Thread

A lot of people are massive hypocrites if they condemn this that harshly.

Unless you are fierce activists for moral upstanding in every aspect of daily life, we all end up contributing to shady regimes and evil deeds here and there.

So in my opinion, this gets nothing but a big 'meh.

Armstrong shat on everyone and cost people careers whilst doping to the nines.

Eleven former team-mates of Armstrong testified against him to USADA, receiving six-month bans. These suspensions were also ratified by the UCI, which thanked the riders for giving evidence.The penalties dished out by the USADA & UCI are beyond laughable for the "team-mates" whom dished the dirt on LA and got off with an off-season ban.

LA was a big cash-cow for the sport and the UCI where happy to flow with the dough until he was caught. Pat McQuaid and others raced in South Africa at the height of Apartheid.

He has also done jack-shit for women's cycling because there is little money involved in that side of the sport.

I don't think this is anything to do with being a "fierce activists for moral upstanding". Personally, I just want a decent bloke or gal to govern the sport and kick out the cheats and bent doctors for good.

He should walk away from the sport.

Quickly.