After a report from the Independent Commission for Reform into how doping was handled by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the chief executive officer of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has commended the findings.
The report was published on Monday and rejected two allegations of corruption involving drugs cheat Lance Armstrong and the UCI, but claimed he received preferential treatment.
With the commission stating that riders remain "reluctant to report doping or suspicious conduct" to authorities, USADA's Travis Tygart suggested the report is a step forward for cycling.
"We were obviously thrilled that Brian Cookson and his team decided to take this effort on," Tygart told Perform.
"I think it confirmed what we already knew, which is it's difficult for a sport to both police and promote itself.
"Seeing the inner workings through this report of the UCI and how it made decisions, based not on what was right for sport or a clean sport, but based on profit and greed and power grabs was pretty enlightening from our perspective.
"I think the inner workings and the decision making that was done, not on fair play or values, Olympic values, but based on profit and greed, was pretty startling. How they specifically went against their general council's advice and tried to obstruct our case, I thought was pretty interesting.
"The writings around the report were pretty interesting and also how they allowed some athletes to be above the rules entirely in a lot of respects was pretty enlightening for all those who love the sport of cycling and have lived and breathed this issue of clean athletes for a long period of time."
Former UCI presidents Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid - who have both claimed the report proves their innocence - were accused of fantasy by Tygart.
"If that's what they're claiming now, they either haven't read the report in its entirety or they're still living in the twilight zone," he added.
"I can't imagine how any far-minded person can read this report and think it exonerates the decisions that were made where clearly athletes were given treatment, special treatment.
"They weren't held accountable to the rules, and their participation to follow the path of money and power within sport, and fail to protect the rights of clean athletes is a shame.
"They should be shamed, and shameful of the activities they participated in."