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Enlarge textIf the reaction to Pat McQuaid’s presence on the podium at the Cyclocross World Championships in Louisville Kentucky was anything to go by then the International Cycling Union (UCI) has some work to do in winning the hearts and minds of true cycling fans, but I’m more worried about another less informed group.
Stencil art depicting Lance Armstrong attached to an IV drip pictured on the side of a building in Los Angeles (Getty)
topMy love affair with cycling’s podium girls has stretched past 30 years, and to be honest shows no sign of abating. However, the passage of time requires that we put this anachronistic display of femininity and servitude to rest.
Lotto-Belisol's Andre Greipel flanked by the Santos Tour Down Under's podium girls. (Getty)
Ask Armstrong: Your questions
So what are we to think when watching Lance Armstrong attempt to claw back more than a decade's worth of denial in what will be a reported confessional with Oprah Winfrey?
Lance Armstrong, climbing Mont Ventoux during the 14th stage of the 2002 Tour de France (AAP)
First of all let me state that I don’t believe that Lance Armstrong would admit to doping just to stoke his competitive fires. There is too much at stake.
Lance Armstrong on the run leg of the Ironman Panama triathlon in Panama City February 12, 2012 (Reuters)
After a year dominated by issues of governance and the related legacy of Lance Armstrong I’m looking forward to a 2013 road season that will hopefully be focused on racing.
Peter Sagan (R) celebrates a victory at the end of the 198km first stage of the 2012 Tour de France (Getty)
UCI fires a rocket at Katusha
Many of us were surprised when we woke to the news that both Saxo-Tinkoff and Argos-Shimano had secured their WorldTour dreams for another few seasons.
Katusha's Joaquim Rodriguez (Getty)
Orica-GreenEDGE by the numbers
It is true that we in media sometimes focus too much on the negative. If it bleeds it leads, and this year the sport of cycling spent more time on the ground bleeding than a Euskaltel-Euskadi rider.
Orica-GreenEDGE team riders celebrate after winning the second stage teams time trial of the Eneco Tour (Getty)
With the 100th edition of the Tour de France and 95th of the Giro d’Italia announced we’re two-thirds of the way to knowing what the Grand Tour season will look like in 2013.
The 100th edition of the Tour de France is set to start in June of 2013 (Getty Images)
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