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TailWindHome said:
thehog said:Won't make Tygart happy. Lance back on Tri circuit by 2016.
Granville57 said:I must've missed that part.
I think that [USADA CEO] Travis Tygart has been saying the same sort of thing anyway and I don’t think there is any conflict there between USADA
Granville57 said:Big time. If Cookson were to toss Vino and Riis to the side of the road, his critics may have to reevaluate their position a bit.
And judging by Cookson strong stance against JTL, it makes me wonder just how much flak he really deserves.
JTL is British.
He rode for Team Sky.
He won the friggin' Tour of Britain.
How much more "British" could JTL be? (He's certainly more British than Froome.)
If Cookson was dead set on protecting all things under the Queen, I don't think he'd taking such a hard line on JTL. If his critics are willing to accept nothing short of him exposing and expelling Wiggins, they're likely to be mostly disappointed.
ebandit said:I think you have misunderstood the motives behind the critiscism......the critics will bend whichever way suits their agenda........you are spot on with Cookson's actions on JTL.....and yet earlier in this thread (which by way was created by a troll to enable all his little troll friends to troll).....JTL was being spun as a 'victim' being silenced by nasty Cookson who's aim was to silence JTL from speaking about Sky.....despite the fact that the passport test and ALL JTL's performance enhancement came before Sky......its pretty clear Sky stopped him doping.............it would be funny trolling if it wasn't such weak trolling
Mark L
ebandit said:Skeppy.......I spent a while this weekend arguing against your and Hoggie's mendacious attempt to portray JTL as some sort of victim........you, I and everybody else know that your and Hoggie's argument was comprehensively kicked not just into touch but out of the whole stadium....which is why you had nobody else coming to your defence .....and why both of you stopped when you realised the game was up........its your thread.....you started it.....so it is up to you to prove that Cookson is worse than McQuaid.......not up to me to prove he is better........that you have done such a poor job so far is not my problem.....so don't try and make it my responsibility.......to be frank......you and Hoggie are never going to get very far if you form your arguments backwards........evidence comes first, Skeppy....then conclusion.....and not the other way round
Mark L
the sceptic said:Sorry Mark, but you didnt even know how the CIRC worked. You made a fool of yourself then Mark, and then you tried to backtrack by calling everyone trolls. Nevertheless Mark, I will entertain you.
Bring back McQuaid.
ebandit said:No Skeppy, I called the trolls trolls....not everybody.........Nor did I make a fool of myself, but thanks for the personal attack........I know very well how the CIRC works.......it wasn't me that suggested that people have to be invited by Cookson to speak to CIRC
That says it all really
Why persist with this childishness?.......you were seen off last weekend.......don't try and keep a lost argument going......its is just tedious for the rest of us.....besides which you PM'd me and told me that you were "due a long ban"......indicating very clearly that you know exactly what game you are playing and what the response of the mods is likely to be......don't involve me in it...thanks
Mark L
gooner said:Cookson talking about his first year in office.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/brian-cookson-building-bridges-uci-141599
“I thought, somebody’s got to do something to try and change this, to change how the UCI is seen by fans. I love cycling, I’m passionate about it. It was terrible to see the governing body perceived like that. Changes had to be made, so I put my name forward.”
the sceptic said:Cookson may have accidentally said the truth there. Its all about PR.
Dear Wiggo said:Not, "It was terrible to see the corruption and the decay as the governing body rotted from the head down".
Nope. Nothing of the sort. Just "man we looked bad - that's no good, eh?"
Afrank said:Ebandit, I consider calling someone "skeppy" as a way to do the things I alluded to in my PM to you. Please stop. If you can't continue a discussion without resorting to making these kind of posts, then I would suggest removing yourself from the discussion.
the sceptic said:Call me whatever you want Mark, if it makes you feel better.
ebandit said:I'm sorry, Afrank, but I have Skeppy's express permission to call him Skeppy...
Mark L
the sceptic said:Cookson may have accidentally said the truth there. Its all about PR.
Dear Wiggo said:Not, "It was terrible to see the corruption and the decay as the governing body rotted from the head down".
Nope. Nothing of the sort. Just "man we looked bad - that's no good, eh?"
Afrank said:Ebandit, I consider calling someone "skeppy" as a way to do the things I alluded to in my PM to you. Please stop. If you can't continue a discussion without resorting to making these kind of posts, then I would suggest removing yourself from the discussion.
Hawkwood said:Well as I've pointed out before we're all quoting Cycling Weekly's selected highlights from the full interview published in Cycle Sport magazine. Another quote from the CW highlights is:
“In any system of justice you have to have a road to redemption of some sort. We can’t reinvent history, but we have to avoid the sport going down that road again. In any walk of life you will get people who try to cheat the system, be they a banker or an accountant or in a sport. What we have to do as an organisation is reduce cheating to a minimum, and deal with it effectively and equitably.”
ebandit said:....and that is they key part of that interview.......an acceptance that we live in a compromised world........the subtlety of that will be lost on some unfortunately
Mark L