"second in command". UCI defamation suit and counter-suit In 2012 Union Cycliste Internationale president Pat McQuaid and former president Hein Verbruggen, as well as UCI itself, sued Kimmage in Switzerland for defamation. Press attributed this to articles Kimmage had written for The Sunday Times and L'Équipe which discussed doping and UCI. Greg LeMond, Tyler Hamilton, David Walsh, and others voiced their support for Kimmage and a legal defence fund was set up to assist him. The lawsuit was later dropped, but Kimmage had received money from the public to prepare a defence, so he decided to sue the UCI himself in a criminal court. He stated that he was doing it for the whistleblowers who were defamed by the UCI. UCI withdrew its suit fully, and McQuaid allowed his to rest, but Verbruggen pursued his, and secured a win, with Kimmage required to publish apologies, not repeat certain allegations, and pay 12000 euro compensation. The complaint he filed was dismissed by Swiss authorities. Major results 1981 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships 1983 2nd Manx International 1984 1st Road race, National Amateur Road Championships 1985 6th Road race, UCI Road World Amateur Championships 9th Bordeaux–Paris 1986 2nd Tom Sheehan Memorial 1987 8th Overall Nissan Classic References External links Paul Kimmage interview, Dec. 2012 Irish sports journalists Cycling journalists The Sunday Times people Doping cases in cycling Irish male cyclists Sportspeople from Dublin (city) Cyclists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Ireland 1962 births Living people People from Artane, Dublin Cycling writers