Cycling, drugs, cheese and @guardian

Really interesting interview with USADA grand fromage Travis Tygart in today's Grauniad.  As well as providing an insight into his world in the midst of the Lance Armstrong investigation, he also questions Sky's zero tolerance approach  to drug use and questions whether it's counter productive.
My initial thought was that Travis must have been at the Creme de Menthe a bit early but actually, his point is a good one.
He's not saying that team X shouldn't do all they can but, the whole of professional cycling needs picking up by its lapels and slapping in the chops with a pair of white cotton gloves. No cycling club is an island.

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The reason this matters, in my view, is that it's pro cycling which really inspires people to get on a bike and ride - kids in particular. Nobody is inspired by me cursing my way up Windgather or hocking filth onto the A482 in the rain.  But they're inspired by that Brady Wiggin chap and his amusing facial furniture.  They're inspired by the Scottish chap who always wins, you know, the one with the big dad.
If cycling is to continue to prosper in Britain then we need the sport to be cleaner than the entertainment on St Francis Xavier school's summer trip to Lourdes.