Giro D'Italia 2013

I'm surprised I feel so angry about Di Luca. I'm inclined to think a doping positive should bring a permanent ban. It would be worth it to clear out the scum. Frankly, I don't see any great benefit from the likes of Millar and the Garmin gang hanging round as well. Get rid of this generation who only know cheating and get rid of the administrators as well.

It isn't just the riders though is it? Look at the team management of most of the teams and there are ex-riders who either tested positive or rode for teams with organised doping programmes. They are as much to blame as the riders, if not more so, for the continued acceptance of doping as the norm.

The sport needs leadership more than anything else, which is why McQuaid should not be re-elected as UCI President. The trouble is, what credible candidates are there to replace him?