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Dear Wiggo said:
Curious if anyone can point out a single example of the transparency Cookson promised?
CIRC
I don't know what kind of rock you live under but you should quite reading your own posts and something outside of the Clinic
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
The CIRC panel was appointed by the main target of its criticism, the International Cycling Union, commonly known as U.C.I., in January 2014 as part of an effort
by its newly elected president [ Cookson ] to rebuild the sport after revelations of the sophisticated doping program of Mr. Armstrong and his team.
The commission,
selected by Brian Cookson,
1. D. Marty, the leader of the commission, a former prosecutor
2. Peter Nicholson, a former Australian Army officer, conducted war crimes investigations
3. Ulrich Haas, is a German professor specializing in antidoping laws and regulations.
September 27, 2013 -
Brian Cookson Elected UCI President
September 28, 2013 -
Cookson Invites Armstrong to Contribute to Truth and Reconciliation Process
October 11, 2013: -
Cookson In Talks with WADA About Independent Investigation Into the UCI's Past
November 12, 2013 - UCI and WADA Will Work Together on Independent Commission [
Cookson]
December 16, 2013-
Cookson UCI Independent Commission Set for Early 2014
January 8, 2014 - International Power Behind Independent Reform Commission
January 8, 2014 - UCI [
Cookson] Announces Cycling Independent Reform Commission
February 1, 2014 - UCI [
Cookson] Approves Reduced Sanctions for Cooperation with CIRC
February 11, 2014 - Independent Reform Commission Offers Olive Branch to Lance Armstrong
May 23, 2014 -
Cookson Reveals that People Have Come Forward to the CIRC Reform Commission
July 18, 2014 - Lance Armstrong Gives Evidence to Cycling Independent Reform Commission
July 29, 2014-
Cookson - Riis and Vinokourov Should Talk to the CIRC
February 22, 2015 CIRC Report Will Make for Uncomfortable Reading says
Cookson
The UCI has today published the report and recommendations of CIRC. The CIRC’s Terms of Reference were to investigate “the causes of the pattern of doping that developed within cycling and allegations which implicate the UCI and other governing bodies and officials over ineffective investigation of such practices”.
Commenting on the CIRC report and its recommendations, UCI President
Brian Cookson said:
Very few, if any sports, have opened themselves up to this level of independent scrutiny and while the CIRC report on the past is hard to read for those of us who love our sport, I do believe that cycling will emerge better and stronger from it.
I made a promise before I was elected that I would ensure as a priority that under my presidency a respected and fully independent commission would investigate the UCI’s past and I am pleased to have delivered on that promise, on time and on budget. We gave the CIRC access to all our files, a complete copy of all the electronic data which existed when I was elected and full co-operation from all our staff. I said from the outset that the UCI would publish the CIRC’s report and recommendations to ensure transparency and that is exactly what we have done today.
Since Cookson became President less that two years ago the UCI has not only completed this unprecedented exercise of openness and transparency, it has also:
• Commissioned a full audit of its anti-doping operations by the Institute of National Anti-Doping
Organisations (iNADO) and implemented their recommendations;
• Established a strict internal governance process to ensure that the President or administration cannot
interfere in operational anti-doping matters and that there is external oversight of all key decisions plus
an audit trail of results management;
• Ensured the complete independence of the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) to plan and execute
anti-doping tests on behalf of the UCI;
• Ended the conflicts with key stakeholders and established a much stronger working relationship with
WADA, USADA and other NADOs whose support and cooperation is essential for us to be effective in our
anti-doping efforts;
• Established an Anti-Doping Tribunal that will allow consistent, clear and fast decisions on cases for
international riders, putting the UCI in line with almost all other international federations and ending the
process whereby cases were referred to the rider’s national federation for judgement;
• Worked with the professional teams and independent experts to establish clear new internal operational
requirements for teams (the “cahier des charges”) to ensure that all riders are properly supported and
supervised and that the right structures are in place to prevent riders doping;
• Actively established an unprecedented number of intelligence and information sharing agreements with
National Anti-Doping Agencies;
• Introduced new Anti-Doping Rules with longer sanctions (4 rather than 2 year standard ban) and stricter
obligations in line with the new WADA Code and put in place a new regulatory framework (the “Testing
and Investigation Regulations”) which further promotes effective and qualitative testing and investigation;
• Introduced innovative and far reaching sanctions on teams with riders who are found to have doped
(suspension from competition plus a fine of 5% of the team budget);
• Invested more than ever in staffing and resources allocated to anti-doping;
• Launched a process of revising and updating the UCI Constitution in order to improve the good governance
and transparency of the UCI at all levels, especially with regards to the UCI Presidential election;
• Established important new governance measures including a newly reinvigorated Ethics Commission, a
Remuneration Committee to set senior remuneration and delivered on the commitment to provide more
transparency on financial matters.
The CIRC Report States
The Commission sent many requests for assistance to UCI and the Cycling Anti-doping Foundation for archive documents and other information that were all answered in a professional and timely manner. The Commission would like to express its gratitude to UCI and Cycling Anti-doping Foundation staff members for their cooperation and time in assisting the CIRC in fulfilling its mandate.