Cycling: McQuaid ignores critics

International Cycling Union president, Pat McQuaid (Getty Images)

Pat McQuaid, the International Cycling Union president, has pledged to continue to improve the sport, despite persistent calls for his resignation.

A day after the pressure group Change Cycling Now called for new leadership and the three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond offered to serve as an interim UCI president, McQuaid launched the first phase of a major consultation exercise involving riders, industry representatives and anti-doping organisations.

McQuaid said: "We will work together to tackle issues of concern and build a bright future for cycling."