Monday 21 January 2013 18:09, UK
Brian Cookson, the man who helped transform the fortunes of British Cycling, has emerged as a contender to become president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) should the Lance Armstrong doping scandal force the resignation of the current leadership.
Cookson is already a member of the UCI management committee and has praised McQuaid's efforts in pursuing drugs cheats in recent years, but criticised the body for accepting money from Armstrong. He said last week: "I know Pat McQuaid very well and I think he has done a good job in the last few years in pursuing dope cheats, and cycling has a far better record now. "I think mistakes were made during the Lance Armstrong era. The idea they accepted money from Lance for anti-doping education and equipment was certainly an error of judgement and I cannot imagine what they were thinking at the time."
