European Cycling Union vice president Harald Tiedemann Hansen feels Pat McQuaid will need a “sledge hammer” to defend himself against corruption allegations in his bid to be re-elected president of the International Cycling Union.

International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid has called on his election rival Brian Cookson to condemn the “gangster politics” in an increasingly bitter election contest following the emergence of an anonymous leaked dossier alleging corruption at the UCI.

Rival International Cycling Union presidential candidates Pat McQuaid and Brian Cookson have both issued strongly-worded statements following the emergence of an anonymous leaked dossier alleging corruption at the UCI.