Brian Cookson: Cycling isn't in denial about doping like other sports

The UCI president says that cycling is among the sports that are actively fighting doping and not living in denial like some sports

Brian Cookson at the Cyclocross World Championship

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Cycling boss Brian Cookson, who is visiting Rio de Janeiro for this month's Olympic Games, says that some other sports are in denial about doping and are not doing enough about the problem.

Over the recent years, cycling dealt with numerous doping scandals from the Festina Affair to Lance Armstrong and implemented new tests and policies. Others, like athletics recently, are just now dealing with these problems or, as Cookson said, are turning a blind eye.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.