Here is a distressing story.  Sure, pro cycling's leadership is not the greatest.  However, there is not problem that a politician can't find a way to screw up even more.

Pro cyclists and teams seek cooperation with EU to revamp sport
 
October 5, 2007
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The associations of professional riders and teams said Friday they will cooperate with the European Union to revamp the way professional cycling is governed.
The groups want to seize on the EU's offer to help improve the working conditions within sports.
 
Professional cycling has been hit hard by a succession of doping scandals and a rift between the ruling federation and the organizers of the major tours.
The CPA pro riders group and the IPCT team association said in a statement that setting up a committee with the 27-nation EU could "show itself to be a major instrument of renewal in pro racing and the modernization of its governance."
A recent EU White Paper on sports called on better cooperation between authorities and sporting associations to overcome the problems in sport.