McQuaid dismisses ‘populist’ challenge

UCI president Pat McQuaid has dismissed Greg LeMond’s challenge to his authority as “populist” and destined to fail.

McQuaid said the groundswell of support for an interim man to take over the head of the sport of cycling’s governing body hasn’t concerned him in the slightest.

Earlier this month, some of the world’s most outspoken critics of doping and how it has been policed, gathered in London for the ‘Change Cycling Now’ (CCN) conference and from it, came a suggestion that three-time Tour de France winner LeMond replace the Irishman until next September’s election.