Andrew McQuaid's riders: tested?

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thehog

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Problem is that the UCI is a private organisation. They can do as they please. They're not elected by the public nor the riders. Next up Bugno will find none of his riders will get contracts next year. He just signed his resignation papers. You can't break the UCI. Your only other chance is to set up a rebel cycling league. And thats not going to happen.
 
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Dr. Maserati said:
No, sorry, that's wrong ....(but I realize it is difficult to follow)

Darach is Pats brother - he is the race organizer who also sells second hand USPS bikes.
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Sorry Mas, was that an ironic statement or was he really selling 2nd hand USPS bikes? Was he getting them through ebay? Or directly from the team?
 
Dr. Maserati

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Adamastor said:
Sorry Mas, was that an ironic statement or was he really selling 2nd hand USPS bikes? Was he getting them through ebay? Or directly from the team?
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In this Irish Times article:
Then he says he’s got a bike for sale that Armstrong owned, that he’s going to put it on eBay but he’s willing to part with it for a decent price despite you dancing on Armstrong’s career. You think about it. Riding around Dublin on a Lance Armstrong bike. Jeez, that’s like a rugby wag walking into Krystle night club in Manolo Blahnik shoes, or, Uma Thurman stumbling on a Hattori Hanzo sword. Cool. Nice. You ask is Lance Armstrong written large on the frame so everyone can see it.
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Darach said on his Twitter, "I had told Irish Times journo that it was a USPS team bike, not Lance owned bike, but nice article nontheless."
 
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thehog said:
Problem is that the UCI is a private organisation. They can do as they please. They're not elected by the public nor the riders. Next up Bugno will find none of his riders will get contracts next year. He just signed his resignation papers. You can't break the UCI. Your only other chance is to set up a rebel cycling league. And thats not going to happen.
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I've offered this up before but if the rider's and Bugno took this opportunity to say there is no more UCI representation; could they shape the governing body into something not corrupted by the carny barkers and gangsters (McQuaid's operation is right out of a Boston/Irish mob sterotype) that afflict it now? If there is a time it will be coming soon-the marquee' event of LeTour has had way too many tainted participants and "champions" to survive without a serious image colonscophy.
 
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respect to grande Gianni for speaking out about the core of the corrupt UCI dirt pack owned by LIEstrong
 
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euanli

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Just continuing down this line of thought, I wonder if Phinney to BMC was a not putting all your eggs in one basket manoeuvre.
 
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thehog said:
Problem is that the UCI is a private organisation. They can do as they please. They're not elected by the public nor the riders. Next up Bugno will find none of his riders will get contracts next year. He just signed his resignation papers. You can't break the UCI. Your only other chance is to set up a rebel cycling league. And thats not going to happen.
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There were a few months where it looked like ASO and the other GT organizers were going to be the "white hat" against the UCI, but then we're all reminded that a suitcase full of cash can solve most any problem in business.
 
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I live in Ireland and I know the McQuaids. I raced with Andrew, and Nicholas Roche as we were all the same age. Whatever about his father whom I only met once or twice when he came to see Andrew race, I think this post is going in the wrong direction. Have a look at his homepage http://www.azzurrisports.ie and have a look at Andrews qualifications. I guarantee you there are very few agents who are as well qualified to represent riders.

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How come nobody has picked up on all of the other elements in Bugnos interview such as his defence of the dopers Di Luca and Pelizotti and, indirectly, Contador. He is a President of the Riders Association and he bemoans the fact that Di Luca`s return is delayed because he refuses to pay the fine as decided by CONI. He criticises the UCI rules and as a result he proposes to his riders that they break the rules. What sport would we have if the likes of Bugno was in charge
 
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BotanyBay said:
There were a few months where it looked like ASO and the other GT organizers were going to be the "white hat" against the UCI, but then we're all reminded that a suitcase full of cash can solve most any problem in business.
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Prudhomme's recent interest (however self serving for ASO) in a speedy conclusion to Contador's case would be a great opportunity. They might also be reluctant because they inherit a significantly ingrained problem and could come up looking worse than the UCI. It would take ASO and Bugno's organization sharing responsibility to gain adequate credibility to enforce serious anti-doping measures. It couldn't be any worse than paying UCI to extort riders and teams, could it?
 
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Have a look at his homepage http://www.azzurrisports.ie and have a look at Andrews qualifications. I guarantee you there are very few agents who are as well qualified to represent riders.
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He's a lawyer. I fail to see how that makes him a particularly good agent for Sportsmen unless they're planning on saving cash when they need a lawyer by getting a twofer deal.
 
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Velocentric said:
He's a lawyer. I fail to see how that makes him a particularly good agent for Sportsmen unless they're planning on saving cash when they need a lawyer by getting a twofer deal.
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You don't know what an agents role entails then....

I don't get it. Are the rest of the McQuaid's not allowed be involved in cycling because daddy is president of the UCI? That's a bit deluded.
 
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alpine_chav said:
You don't know what an agents role entails then....

I don't get it. Are the rest of the McQuaid's not allowed be involved in cycling because daddy is president of the UCI? That's a bit deluded.
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I'm sorry, I forgot to end my post with the /sarcasm marker.

I'm not saying the Clan McQuaid shouldn't be involved in the sport but I do think it's an obvious conflict of interests for Father / Brother / Uncle to be President of the Cycling organisation that controls so much of their income. You can't possibly say in a sport as small as this that He's never going to have influence on something involving them. And no, I don't believe he leaves the room whenever something about them is raised.
 
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Nante84 said:
I live in Ireland and I know the McQuaids. I raced with Andrew, and Nicholas Roche as we were all the same age. Whatever about his father whom I only met once or twice when he came to see Andrew race, I think this post is going in the wrong direction. Have a look at his homepage http://www.azzurrisports.ie and have a look at Andrews qualifications. I guarantee you there are very few agents who are as well qualified to represent riders.

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How come nobody has picked up on all of the other elements in Bugnos interview such as his defence of the dopers Di Luca and Pelizotti and, indirectly, Contador. He is a President of the Riders Association and he bemoans the fact that Di Luca`s return is delayed because he refuses to pay the fine as decided by CONI. He criticises the UCI rules and as a result he proposes to his riders that they break the rules. What sport would we have if the likes of Bugno was in charge
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so A McQuaid is more qualified than most mafiosa, big deal, doesn't make him better or worse than others. He's qualified to work in cycling since he's been fathered by a guy ignores international sporting directions and runs a proven corrupt federation. no defense of the McQuaids is possible.

Bugno's probably p!ssed off with the McQuaid's stranglehold on the sport and out mafiosing the Italians must be a bitter pill at the moment.
 
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Benotti69 said:
so A McQuaid is more qualified than most mafiosa, big deal, doesn't make him better or worse than others. He's qualified to work in cycling since he's been fathered by a guy ignores international sporting directions and runs a proven corrupt federation. no defense of the McQuaids is possible

Bugno's probably p!ssed off with the McQuaid's stranglehold on the sport and out mafiosing the Italians must be a bitter pill at the moment.
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Bugno is a Union rep so he speaks to rider issues. His constiuents, clean and dirty want to know what the rules are. I don't doubt the Italians aren't happy but neither are the Spaniards and at least one American. Andrew McQuaid's riders seem to be quiet.
 
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Oldman said:
Bugno is a Union rep so he speaks to rider issues. His constiuents, clean and dirty want to know what the rules are. I don't doubt the Italians aren't happy but neither are the Spaniards and at least one American. Andrew McQuaid's riders seem to be quiet.
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not really interested in hearing what Bugno has to say as the Italian system is corrupt from top to bottom, these guys are juicing from an early age(as juniors at least i guess).....Bugno defending corrupt riders against corruption hardly stands up. Where was the Union when Armstrong had a go a Simeoni, where were the other Italians to defend one of their union????
 
Dear Wiggo

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Yes, clearly there are a lot of big-time dopers on that list, I mean check out all the big races they have won between them:rolleyes:

I have no qualms about the conflict of interests however, it is dodgy.
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Given Porte's performances in 2012, do you still feel this way? Still squeaky clean?

The Irish riders managed by Andrew McQuaid at Trinity Sports management are the primary riders on irishprocycling.com - the site run by Ian McClure, the guy who was hired by the UCI 8 months ago as a PR firm for the UCI.
 
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Dear Wiggo said:
Given Porte's performances in 2012, do you still feel this way? Still squeaky clean?

The Irish riders managed by Andrew McQuaid at Trinity Sports management are the primary riders on irishprocycling.com - the site run by Ian McClure, the guy who was hired by the UCI 8 months ago as a PR firm for the UCI.
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some serious nepotism if not inbreeding going on at the UCI.
how tha f%k they (think they can) get away with that is beyond me.
 
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