And from ABC Radio's PM program - The UCI lets Armstrong back early UCI president Pat McQuaid is Irish and surprise surprise Armstrong rides that tour for free - a tournament who's project director is McQuaid's brother.
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NATALIE WHITING: For the three years Armstrong competed in the Tour Down Under, crowd attendances soared and he earned $3 million for his Livestrong charity.
But he shouldn't have been allowed to ride in 2009. Armstrong fell 13 days short of a six month period of anti-doping testing before the race, which was required under international rules.
Despite initially saying he couldn't compete,
the then-president of the UCI, Pat McQuaid, had a sudden change of heart.
A report released today has aired allegations that an agreement was struck between the two men.
On the same day Pat McQuaid changed his decision, Armstrong agreed to race in the Tour of Ireland for free. The project director of that race was Pat McQuaid's brother.
The report says while there is no direct evidence of the deal, it says documents highlight a temporal link.
Phil Anderson says he will be very disappointed if that was the case.
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and you get cycling great Phil Anderson trying to bury it because it might look bad for the sport.
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PHIL ANDERSON: Yeah, a lot of changes have come about, and, you know, I think, you know, if you keep analysing and over-analysing, you know, you can always find some suspicion there.
But you know I think that's, you know, that's counterproductive at this stage.
You know, I think this report will bring some things out, and yeah, as long as those things are cleaned up and, you know, I believe the current presidency is tackling the problems head on.
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