Yesterday morning, the first comprehensive report into cycling’s failings of the past was unveiled and one year’s work, by three people, who conducted 174 interviews, was condensed into 228 chilling pages, writes Brian Canty.

Disgraced US cyclist Lance Armstrong has welcomed an investigative report into the murky past of his sport’s governing body, and said he hopes it can help the sport move on from an era that will always be remembered for doping by himself and others.