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http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/pat-mcquaid-fails-to-secure-nomination-from-cycling-irelands-clubs-to-run-for-uci-presidency/ 91 to 74 against the nomination.

http://www.irishcyclingphotos.com/?p=17100

I saw that programme earlier, loved the bit "the UCI always follow the rules". Yet the interviewer didn't ask why he broke the UCI's own rule on the "must be back in the testing pool for 6 months before coming back to competition" for a certain Mr Armstrong !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Generally most clubs that are allowing their members vote on the issue are voting to oppose McQuaids nomination, there appears to be a 80 to 90% of club members that want a no to the nomination. however there are clubs who are refusing to allow their members a voice on the matter and their...

There are set procedures for an EGM, delegates from each club should attend and only those that attend have a vote. Some clubs will send delegates with a mandate from the club to vote either way, some clubs will send delegates with no mandate to vote either way and let them vote either way after...

Each club depending on how many members it has will be alloted votes. Its not direct proportional representation, for example a club with six members might have 1 vote, a club with 300 members might have 6 votes. Afaik only club reps may attend the meeting and vote either way unless they have a...

There is widespread disapproval of the Boards nomination of McQuaid. Going on what I've personnally heard from other CI members they are determined to be heard at the EGM on the issue. Anto Moran's resigination was a major blow to the ordinary member who saw Anto as "Their man on the board"...

https://www.facebook.com/SupportTheCallForAnEgmOfCyclingIreland?ref=hl

Yes the British have no time for dopers, which is why Tom Simpson is so reviled.....................oh wait!

As PMCG76 said the current boom in cycling in Ireland has nothing to do with McQuaid and has everything to do with the "Bike to Work" , the current economic recession and the hard work being done by people at club level. The main growth in the past few years is in riders who ride sportives, and...

Perhaps he was left out of the loop as he may also be under investagation.......just sayin ;)

Just for the record Roche never tested positive.....just saying.

Batman......While doping was systamatic in cycling pre Armstrong I think it's well established that the doping products used in this era were never going to turn a donkey into a race horse, even the great Laurent Fignon stated this and that "blood doping changed all that", turning tall fat...

For those that are to lazy, this article was written in '89, read the whole thing . http://articles.latimes.com/1989-07-25/sports/sp-95_1_greg-lemond Respect to Lemond.

Wow Oprah's gay ? really ? Yes character assinations are not nice but calling a Sociopath a Sociopath is correct and not destroying his character.