Benotti69 said:Did any of the top women of the sport tweet their opinions?
The very top.
@WestemeyerSusan
@micacquarone @SSbike No. Just plain no. That is so disgusting.
https://twitter.com/WestemeyerSusan/status/510740120618958849
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Benotti69 said:Did any of the top women of the sport tweet their opinions?
@WestemeyerSusan
@micacquarone @SSbike No. Just plain no. That is so disgusting.
https://twitter.com/WestemeyerSusan/status/510740120618958849
Dear Wiggo said:[snip]
How the heck did it get approval in the first place?
Publicus said:This to me is the real question. I thought UCI had to approve all kits in advance. Is that not the case?
if only he'd have shown similar engagement to avoid conflicts of interest with sky, this discussion and this thread wouldn't exist.laurel1969 said:Exactly.
Women's cycling IS one of the big issues, and sexism is a major factor.
Its incredible to see some try to use this to bang on about Cookson.
It was all over Twitter long before Cookson said anything.sniper said:sure, but cookson did a great job drawing loads of unnecessary attention to it.
sniper said:sure, but cookson did a great job drawing loads of unnecessary attention to it.
@micacquarone
So tacky, that's the worst way to promote women's cycling. Pls ladies have respect for yourselves and refuse to ride.
https://twitter.com/micacquarone/status/510718145586544640
@BrianCooksonUCI
To the many who have raised the issue of a certain women's team kit, we are on the case. It is unacceptable by any standard of decency.
https://twitter.com/BrianCooksonUCI/status/511208900407099393
hrotha said:The mistreatment of women's cycling *is* a real issue, and this particular thing doesn't take a lot of effort or resources to fix. So what's the problem? Whoever gives that team a call probably won't be an antidoping expert or someone tasked with cleansing the UCI from corruption.
Sounds to me like some people just want to use any opportunity to attack Cookson, no matter what he does.
Dear Wiggo said:At the amateur level here in Australia, you cannot wear a kit unless it's been approved by our UCI affiliated, state level cycling governing body.
Mind you, thinking about it further, you cannot necessarily picture what a kit looks like on a body - most approvals occur based on mockups of kit outlines / colours / designs.
The uniform, with a flesh-coloured section between the lower torso and groin, was worn by IDRD-Bogota Humana-San Mateo-Solgar riders at the Tour of Tuscany in Italy over the weekend.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140915/sports-other-sports/article/colombian-cycling-team’s-bizarre-outfit-causes-stir-social-mediaIt is unclear if the six-woman team was intending to wear a similar uniform next week while representing Colombia at the road world championships in Ponferrada, Spain.
It is also difficult to ascertain whether the outrageous new strip was a publicity stunt or a genuine fashion faux-pas but the team may think twice about turning out in it again.
the sceptic said:meh seems pretty obvious to me that Cookson is using it to score some cheap PR. "hey look everyone, the UCI is in charge and doing exactly what you want ut to do"
gooner said:Yes, they should do something about it. The president's role goes beyond tackling doping and not solely confined to it.
If anyone is trying score points, it's you. Without any concern for the real issue here for women's cycling, you're only agenda is to use it as stick to beat Cookson with.
gooner said:Yes, they should do something about it. The president's role goes beyond tackling doping and not solely confined to it.
If anyone is trying score points, it's you. Without any concern for the real issue here for women's cycling, you're only agenda is to use it as stick to beat Cookson with.
Benotti69 said:I think Cookson made a rod for his own back. Read his pre election manifesto.
hrotha said:I'm disagreeing with the notion (which was already expressed) that they were not being made to wear it against their will, as if they had a say in the matter.
Armchair cyclist said:The power of Twitter to cause a fuss where there was none, by generating uninformed opprobrium.
The UCI will be sending a letter to the Colombian Federation reminding them of their responsibility regarding article 1.3.046 in the control of regional and club team kits that compete in international events.
Armchair cyclist said:It is reported that one of the women on the team designed the kit, that it has been worn for several months without adverse comment, and that the colour is rather more gold and less flesh than the lighting in this pic suggests.
Helen Gurley Brown became chief editor [of Cosmopolitan] in 1965. The magazine eventually adopted a cover format consisting of a usually young female model, typically in a low cut dress or bikini.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Gurley_Brown
fmk_RoI said:For a quick debunking of some of the errors in the coverage of this read this http://www.chasingwheels.com/road-r...-should-know-about-that-colombian-cycling-kit
Yeah sure, and I'm a moron.2. It’s not flesh or nude, it’s gold
Hello? Irony?So you can be outraged by an unflattering photo.
Or you can be outraged by the fact that the people running the sport still haven’t bought forward meaningful change to ensure that women are not on the end of enduring sexism in the sport where their right to a fair wage for a professional job is still considered less important than the design of their kit.
fmk_RoI said:For why Cookson has his priorities a bit out of whack read this http://prowomenscycling.com/2014/09... continue with your inimitable condescension.
If that's where we're at, then I'm wasting my time on this topic.@Vaughters
This Colombian women's team uniform thing....Is it really that big of a deal? It looks a little racy, in a 1976 Playboy bush way. Who cares?
https://twitter.com/Vaughters/status/511609843396796416
The Sports minister remarked testing will now concentrate more on sports with a history of doping. Klug remarked we are going toward more intelligent testing and we will focus mainly on sports which have been affected by doping many times, and on athletes who show a sudden major improvement in their performance.
The new anti-doping laws of Austria will also make complicity in drug cheating a criminal offense. They will also include stricter rules for witnesses called by the National Anti-Doping Agency. The Austria sports minister said many witnesses in the past just didn’t appear for a hearing but they can be obligated in the future by a criminal court to testify.
In accordance with the new World Anti-Doping Agency Code, the standard suspension for a first doping offense will be doubled from two to four years. Klug said a four-year suspension will effectively mean the end of a career in many cases.
Armchair cyclist said:It is reported that one of the women on the team designed the kit, that it has been worn for several months without adverse comment, and that the colour is rather more gold and less flesh than the lighting in this pic suggests.
The power of Twitter to cause a fuss where there was none, by generating uninformed opprobrium.
Even accepting that, the notion that the workers have any say, as a rule, as was expressed in this thread, is ridiculous.Armchair cyclist said:It is reported that one of the women on the team designed the kit, that it has been worn for several months without adverse comment, and that the colour is rather more gold and less flesh than the lighting in this pic suggests.
The power of Twitter to cause a fuss where there was none, by generating uninformed opprobrium.