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PAT MCQUAID, president of the UCI (International Cycling Union) has claimed cycling has been an easy target for those looking to criticise cheats, and other sports are getting away lightly. In the wake of the latest controversy to hit the sport, the Dubliner has confirmed he sent a letter to ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic International Federations) in the hope that Wada (World Anti-Doping Agency) treat all sports equally in the aftermath of the Eufemiano Fuentes scandal.
The Spanish doctor was at the centre of a blood transfusion controversy allegedly involving over 200 athletes from soccer, athletics, tennis, basketball and cycling, yet only the latter have been named. Since then, Secretary for State at the Spanish department of sport, Jaime Lissavetzky, has claimed no other athletes were involved.
"I wouldn't like to suggest what might be going on but for us it's very frustrating, " said McQuaid. "Other sports have serious problems and are in denial. These other sports do get away a lot lighter." Names such as tennis star Rafael Nadal and members of Real Madrid had been mentioned before Lissavetzky seemingly changed his stance on the controversy.
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