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As cycling deals with a scathing report into its deep-rooted culture of doping, UCI President Brian Cookson said Monday that cheating remains ''endemic''' in the sport but the governing body will ''no longer turn a blind eye'' to the problem. Cookson also said he wants former UCI leader Hein Verbruggen to give up his honorary presidency after the 227-page dossier said the governing body colluded with Lance Armstrong to cover up positive tests at the 1999 Tour de France. The International Cycling Union was severely criticized in the report for failing to act during the doping era dominated by Armstrong, and broke rules to favor the now-disgraced rider. ''I do believe that there is still an endemic problem of lower-level doping throughout different levels of our sport,'' Cookson said Monday.
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