"When I turned pro there were EPO flasks being delivered to rooms. It's taken until the last few years for the majority of the public to open their eyes and see what happened and how dark it was. If it was apparent that there was a black period, I think it's time for the UCI to say 'look, maybe we didn't do everything we could and we're sorry for that.'. At the moment, they're almost saying 'we did everything we could, we have no regrets' and that's not a positive message to send.