Pat McQuaid released an open letter in an attempt to explain the recently leaked list of TDF riders ranked by how likely they are to be doping. I read the letter as an attempt to reassure the riders that the UCI will protect their privacy in anti-doping activities. It's one of the most measured and professional communications to come out under McQuaid's name in a long long time. Of course he can't help but chide the riders a bit for being upset about the existence of the list.
I am still curious why the list was leaked at all. Presumably the leaker felt that something about the list needed to be brought to light. Its mere existence is not terribly controversial. In McQuaid's letter he promises to find and punish the leaker. Maybe if it comes to that we will get more information about the reasons. But considering the UCI's new litigious turn, we may not learn much.
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