Cycling’s whistleblower: Sports may never be fully clean (The Associated Press)
One of the most high-profile whistleblowers on the international anti-doping front believes cycling’s problems could linger for another decade or more and isn’t sure sports will ever reach a point where clean competition is guaranteed. Frankie Andreu, who blew the whistle on teammate Lance Armstrong years before Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, said cheating goes on in every corner of society and that sports should hope for continued strengthening of anti-doping programs to keep cheating at a minimum. In an interview with the World Anti-Doping Agency, Andreu lauded both WADA and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for trying to provide safe haven for whistleblowers to speak out when they see cheating.