"another interesting piece I found on the UCI and president Pat McQuaid " Thread

[LongSprint]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:



Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

What is Pat smoking???

The USADA did catch him! Not through testing, granted, but they did it.

 

[thehog]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:



Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

.... a unidentified spokesperson was quoted in the press release.

...unidentified spokesperson is controlling the message.

The independent commission was shut down by USADA and WADA. True.

 

[doperhopper]

What is Pat smoking???

The USADA did catch him! Not through testing, granted, but they did it.

looks like they are losing the last bits of common sense and that's good news, maybe the endgame is finally coming - as it's been suggested several times, one needs a serious jailtime threat in order to motivate The Mighty Uniballer to go all out and tell everything, including dirty little UCI stories

 

[frenchfry]

What is Pat smoking???

The USADA did catch him! Not through testing, granted, but they did it.

Ah, the inconvenient truth.

As usual, Pat's rantings are aimed at the brain-dead who might actually believe some of this crap.

Sorry Pat, you are going down!

 

[Benotti69]

Cycling Ireland are having an EGM.

Maybe they will not be nominating McQuaid afterall

Cillian Kelly ‏@irishpeloton

Cycling Ireland EGM…Act NOW! | What to do and who to contact | http://www.irishpeloton.com/2013/04/cycling-ireland-egm-act-now/ … Please Retweet for the future of cycling.

 

[ruamruam]

Cycling Ireland are having an EGM.

Maybe they will not be nominating McQuaid afterall

Cycling Ireland are not having an EGM, they are having another board meeting. The meeting had been scheduled before it came to light that there were some irregularities with the last meeting when McQuaid was nominated. There has been a small grassroots campaign by Cycling Ireland members to call an EGM. Doubt it will happen though.

I hope I am wrong because if there is an EGM I think McQuaid would lose massively

 

[IndianCyclist]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:



Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

Cycling Administration has become kids stuff. First we has the Wada vs UCI over Damien Ressiot's Journalism. Then we has Organizers vs UCI which almost destroyed cycling. Then now we have the USADA vs UCI going hammer and tongs at each other. Doesn't look like one Adult in Any of these organizations. The latest is just the bellowing of the UCI after been stuck in the rear by USADA with the LA pin.

 

[D-Queued]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:



Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

Headline: UCI accused of incompetence and complicity

Rebuttal: UCI admits 189 failures

Interesting.

Dave.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:



Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

UCI: "At least our tests actually yielded positives, even if we did cover them up..."

 

[DirtyWorks]

Then we has Organizers vs UCI which almost destroyed cycling.

You haven't been around very long. The Festina scandal was supposed to "destroy" cycling. The UCI has a worldwide monopoly on competitive cycling. They are going nowhere. This too shall pass and is supposed to be forgotten.

Doesn't look like one Adult in Any of these organizations.

Actually, they are all adults. Hein and Pat are thoroughly corrupted while Tygart plays all the fraudsters like a fiddle at 1/100th the budget and certainly almost no authority.

It takes a while to figure out the power structure, but if you stick around and are vaguely reasonable, you'll see that Hein and Pat are a source of much corruption.

 

[DirtyWorks]

Hahaha, that's a hilarious argument:

“No attempt by Travis Tygart to rewrite history will change the fact that USADA failed to catch Lance Armstrong having tested him just 49 times during his career. The UCI by comparison tested Armstrong 189 times.”

Translation: "We are four times as prolifically incompetent as the USADA, you can't blame us for not catching him!"

He does a really good job at lying though. That sounds plausible, except the National ADA is a test-only organization. It's up to either the National federation, USA Cycling (Thom Wiesel, owner of USAC, USPS and Wonderboy mancrusher) or the UCI itself (Hein's infamous quote, never ever ever never doped) to enforce the results of the tests. Which, we know they didn't do during the Wonderboy comeback.

 

[Benotti69]

He does a really good job at lying though. That sounds plausible, except the National ADA is a test-only organization. It's up to either the National federation, USA Cycling (Thom Wiesel, owner of USAC, USPS and Wonderboy mancrusher) or the UCI itself (Hein's infamous quote, never ever ever never doped) to enforce the results of the tests. Which, we know they didn't do during the Wonderboy comeback.

Rememebr that the Armstrong had very high testerone levels just before he was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 and the tests either never showed that or they (UCI) ignored it. The corruption with Armstrong goes back to then and it may be the reason Armstrong when he came back in 1999 had them over a barrel.

 

[Benotti69]

The UCI is focused laser-like on defending its reputation. Too bad not much else warrants attention.

http://bicycling.com/blogs/boulderreport/2013/04/26/less-talk-more-rock/

 

[ruamruam]

McQuaid in serious trouble. I have been saying all day that this would not happen. I am delighted I was wrong

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...pressure-calls-egm-on-pat-mcquaid-nomination/

 

[MarkvW]

McQuaid in serious trouble. I have been saying all day that this would not happen. I am delighted I was wrong

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...pressure-calls-egm-on-pat-mcquaid-nomination/

Are we watching the Irish members themselves taking ownership of their federation?

Could this be possible somewhere else?!

 

[ruamruam]

Are we watching the Irish members themselves taking ownership of their federation?

Could this be possible somewhere else?!

Looks like it. Cannot see McQuiad getting the support of the ordinary members of Cycling Ireland. Me thinks it could be the end of McQuaid

 

[Irish2009]

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

 

[Benotti69]

Looks like it. Cannot see McQuiad getting the support of the ordinary members of Cycling Ireland. Me thinks it could be the end of McQuaid

I hope so, but maybe someone noted that procedure wasn't followed and they ran the risk of his nomination being cancelled at a date that jeopardised it and they may not have wanted that.

I hope they withdraw his nomination. Be good if they put Kimmage forward or LeMond or Betsy.

 

[Irish2009]

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". International Cycling may have Anto to thank for the EGM and the possible outcome.

 

[Dear Wiggo]

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". International Cycling may have Anto to thank for the EGM and the possible outcome.

I am rooting for you guys to be given a voice, and hope there is a better result post EGM.

A regime change would be brilliant.

 

[cathulu]

Yes, you can count on the Irish to put up a good fight and get rid of the bum. Here's hoping anyways...

 

[Rusty Bike]

Still wondering what McQuaid had over the other members to make them vote for him? cant understand it

 

[Dear Wiggo]

Still wondering what McQuaid had over the other members to make them vote for him? cant understand it

I love how easy the only dissenter on the board made it look to get an EGM convened.

My experience though, is that clubs are filled with old boys and old boys' mentality. They could still vote McQuaid in by just getting the cronies onside and leaving the actual riders / members out of the process - either directly or indirectly.

A very exciting time for Cycling in Ireland, no doubt.

If McQuaid goes, will be interesting to see what happens with the racing and races meant to be starting there.

 

[Rusty Bike]

I love how easy the only dissenter on the board made it look to get an EGM convened.

My experience though, is that clubs are filled with old boys and old boys' mentality. They could still vote McQuaid in by just getting the cronies onside and leaving the actual riders / members out of the process - either directly or indirectly.

A very exciting time for Cycling in Ireland, no doubt.

If McQuaid goes, will be interesting to see what happens with the racing and races meant to be starting there.

The only thing I can think of is, its better to have a corrupt Irish president than a corrupt president from another nation.

 

[BroDeal]

The only thing I can think of is, its better to have a corrupt Irish president than a corrupt president from another nation.

I get it. If we're lucky the Irish guy will be so drunk he won't manage to accomplish much evil.