Doping continues in Cycling link to cop shop cycle of small cycles in The United States that DEA refuse to enforce

The report's authors also accuse former UCI presidents Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid of failing to follow their own anti-doping rules and showing preferential treatment to disgraced former champion Lance Armstrong.

That may feel like ancient history to many cycling fans but they will be alarmed to learn what the 174 anti-doping experts, officials, riders and other interested parties who gave interviews to Circ have to say about the sport today.

One "respected cycling professional" believes that 90% of the peloton is still doping, another put it at 20%Riders are micro-dosing, taking small but regular amounts of banned substance, to fool the latest detection methodsThe abuse of Therapeutic Use Exemptions, sick notes, is commonplace, with one rider saying 90% of these are used to boost performanceThe use of weight-loss drugs, experimental medicine and powerful painkillers is widespread, leading to eating disorders, depression and even crashesWith doping done now on a more conservative basis, other forms of cheating are on the rise, particularly related to bikes and equipmentDoping in amateur cycling is endemic

The €3m (£2.16m) report was compiled by chairman Dr Dick Marty, a former Swiss prosecutor, and two vice-chairs, German anti-doping expert Professor Ulrich Haas and Peter Nicholson, an Australian who has investigated international terrorism and war crimes.