I got a kick out of this.  Bernard Hinault spoke his mind re: LA and ruffled a few feathers including Pat McQuaid, Robert Millar and Jörg Jaksche.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hinault-criticised-by-former-peers-for-his-lance-armstrong-comments

I won't call Hinault a saint by any means (!!) but I applaud him for speaking his mind.  Yes, Hinault was not above screwing competitors, but he did it on the road, not through others, not through tipping off UCI re others doping and using the legal system to screw those who spoke of what they saw and making them unemployable.

I find it funny that McQuaid has issues with Hinault's statement.  No surprise at all, but still.  The greatest French cyclist of the past 35 years, a five time Tour winner, calling out the man that McQuaid and his predecessor protected through all of his wins.  McQuaid and others can say that EPO level doping was well established before LA but in my book , that doesn't give UCI a pass to ignore what was in front of them.

Ben