( CNN ) -- Former World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) president Dick Pound has warned it is not just cycling that needs to crack down on the use of performance-enhancing substances . As cycling 's governing body the UCI grapples with the fallout of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal -- which has resulted in the American being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles -- Pound called for every sport to remain vigilant . `` I think every sport is at risk , '' the former International Olympic Committee vice president told CNN . `` They use different drugs in different sports : track and field , swimming , weightlifting , football has had it -- pick a sport and you could probably determine which drugs are the drugs of choice . '' Pound also insisted that unless the UCI acted decisively , cycling could be irreversibly damaged . `` It could be a watershed moment -- you hope that the UCI will stop trying to blame everyone else rather than themselves , '' added Pound . `` We have to get this act together very quickly , because it is entirely likely that this was not the only team in the peloton involved in organizing cheating , '' referring to the United States Anti-Doping Agency 's conclusion that the U.S . Postal Service team and Armstrong had run `` the most sophisticated , professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen '' . `` If they do n't get their act together , it could spin out of control . `` Sponsors are already dropping out for teams , individual sponsors have dropped Armstrong while the Spanish , Italians , Germans will be wondering if some of their people are doing some of this . `` When you see how pervasive the system of cheating was in one team -- this was probably not the only place it happened . You wonder where else it happened . '' Despite the extraordinary weight of evidence produced by the USADA and UCI chief Pat McQuaid arguing Armstrong `` deserves to be forgotten in cycling now , '' the Texan has maintained his innocence , . Pound has been a strong critic of the UCI , suggesting there is no way the organization could have been completely in the dark regarding the use of banned substances in cycling . The Canadian was sued by the UCI in 2007 , after his term as WADA president had come to an end , for comments he made criticizing the body 's former president Hein Verbruggen . An out of court settlement was reached in 2009 , with Pound acknowledging some of his comments could have been perceived as excessive but that he had felt the UCI 's actions had been insufficient . Operation Puerto . Pound argues that Operation Puerto shows just how systematic doping had become in cycling . Operation Puerto was an investigation -- started by the Spanish police in May 2006 -- into the doping ring led by Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes , which involved high-profile cyclists such as Ivan Basso and Tyler Hamilton . `` Operation Puerto has been stalled because of Spanish bureaucracy -- probably because of the damning involvement of the Spanish doctors involved , '' explained Pound . Against a backdrop of the lurid doping headlines , the route for the 2013 Tour de France was announced on Wednesday at an event in Paris ahead of the 100th edition of the grueling race . For the first time in 10 years , each of the Tour 's 21 stages will take place within the France , with the riders starting on Corsica , before completing the 3,360 kilometer marathon with a tradition dash along the iconic Champs Elysees on July 21 . Tour director Christian Prudhomme insisted the unveiling of the race route was a time to talk about the magic of the Tour rather than the issue of doping , although he insisted : `` A movement has started a few years ago and it must go on . Everybody must work on it . '' Prudhomme also argued that the Tour titles taken away from Spaniard Alberto Contador and American Floyd Landis for doping offenses suggested the current tests do work . Team Sky dominated the 2012 race , with Bradley Wiggins becoming the first Briton to win the title , with his compatriot and teammate Chris Froome coming second . But it could be difficult for Wiggins to defend his title , with many observers already suggesting the 32-year-old could struggle with 2013 's comparatively hilly route .
Former WADA chief Richard Pound says sport must crack down on doping . Cycling has been rocked by Lance Armstrong being stripped of seven Tour de France titles . The UCI attempted to sue Pound in 2007 for comments he made about the organization . The 100th Tour de France will be the first in 10 years to take place entirely with French borders .