Medals trump ethics, appears to be a pattern: https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/cookson-defends-sutton-over-bullying-claims-says-he-has-a-great-respect-for-him/
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Reading between the lines ... Sutton has made the shortlist for the Oz job and needs some positive PR spin to make it easier of CA to employ him. Has Cookson by the balls.thehog said:
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I always argued Cookson should be allowed some time to settle into the role. He's had that time and to be honest, from what I've seen, he's been at best completely ineffectual and at worse negatively impactful on cycling as a pro sport. Even an ASO stooge would be better at this point.
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The Brits did not install Cookson at the UCI because they wanted to improve cycling. They backed him to a man in place who could put his thumb on the scale. He has been surprisingly effective at that.
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Not so many selfies taken lately. Has Brian Cookson OBE been concentrating on talking with his legal team about how best to conduct "Maxwellisation" of the report ?
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/british-cycling-brief-riders-independent-review-discrimination-allegations-march-1-312012
Oh for the simple days of the past when Pat or Hein could both commission and receive the report and suggest changes and then sue the likes of Kimmage as "there was no proof".
thinks - Damn those politicians.- Shane had it right - they should be ashamed of themselves questioning our great achievements. What a fantastic system we had. The Lottery generated oudles of dosh. UKSport gave it out to anyone who could spell the name of their organisation correctly at the top of the form. We got the money and sloshed it out amongst ourselves and friends and then Shane, Freeman and others did what they had to do with riders who were willing. Loads of medals and UKSport were so good at making sure they never asked a difficult question about where we spent the money. Yes we used that £60k on a coach for the women's team. You want some receipts, here they are - one bacon sandwich £4.37p, mileage to Manchester and back to pick up a £4 med, 490 mile round trip at 43p per mile = £210.70. We just had it perfect. Sir Brian Cookson was going to have such a nice ring about it.
Maxwellisation - BC being compared to the most extraordinary story of corruption and press control in the past two decades. And press control there has been. Not enforced like Maxwell did but taking advantage of the collection of simpletons who reported on cycling in the UK and manipulating them. Remember this "game changer" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10860674/Sir-Dave-Brailsford-hails-Team-Skys-12000-Jaguar-designed-bike-as-a-game-changer.html
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/british-cycling-brief-riders-independent-review-discrimination-allegations-march-1-312012
Oh for the simple days of the past when Pat or Hein could both commission and receive the report and suggest changes and then sue the likes of Kimmage as "there was no proof".
thinks - Damn those politicians.- Shane had it right - they should be ashamed of themselves questioning our great achievements. What a fantastic system we had. The Lottery generated oudles of dosh. UKSport gave it out to anyone who could spell the name of their organisation correctly at the top of the form. We got the money and sloshed it out amongst ourselves and friends and then Shane, Freeman and others did what they had to do with riders who were willing. Loads of medals and UKSport were so good at making sure they never asked a difficult question about where we spent the money. Yes we used that £60k on a coach for the women's team. You want some receipts, here they are - one bacon sandwich £4.37p, mileage to Manchester and back to pick up a £4 med, 490 mile round trip at 43p per mile = £210.70. We just had it perfect. Sir Brian Cookson was going to have such a nice ring about it.
Maxwellisation - BC being compared to the most extraordinary story of corruption and press control in the past two decades. And press control there has been. Not enforced like Maxwell did but taking advantage of the collection of simpletons who reported on cycling in the UK and manipulating them. Remember this "game changer" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10860674/Sir-Dave-Brailsford-hails-Team-Skys-12000-Jaguar-designed-bike-as-a-game-changer.html
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He certainly is a Grade A chump Cookson.
I re-read Cookson's original election manifesto. He successfully managed to fulfill none of what he promised, even in relation to women's salaries. He did manage the CiRC report but when it didn't say what he wanted it to say, he quickly swept it under the carpet, there were too many references to cortisone and skinny riders that might impact Sky.Benotti69 said:
He certainly is a Grade A chump Cookson.
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Freeman is toast, not just for losing his job but the GMC will investagte stripping him of his medical licence.
Interestingly UKAD found after cortisone orders to feed an entire peloton, whether for one rider or many is unclear. Drug abuse at minimum.
Not sure where this will go. There's simply nothing UKAD can do as there are no records. My sense is Sky will have to back off the cortisone and find another way to cheat the system.
Sad day all round that it was allowed to get this far.... looking at you David Walsh.
It was entirely awful, I actually felt bad for Cope as like many before him, Brailsford left him hanging. Sapstead really only reacted when the spotlight was on her. If this never got as far as the CMS hearings her report would have been "no violations found". It just goes to show that UKAD, UKsport have no way of controlling Sky or Brailsford. He does as he pleases.King Boonen said:
Freeman is toast, not just for losing his job but the GMC will investagte stripping him of his medical licence.
Interestingly UKAD found after cortisone orders to feed an entire peloton, whether for one rider or many is unclear. Drug abuse at minimum.
Not sure where this will go. There's simply nothing UKAD can do as there are no records. My sense is Sky will have to back off the cortisone and find another way to cheat the system.
Sad day all round that it was allowed to get this far.... looking at you David Walsh.
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