When Cookson says there is nothing to worry about with the Russian cycling federation you know all Cookson did was give the sport a new coat of paint.
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Yeah, Cookson looks way more of a dancer than one that hangs out at the Last Chance Saloon.Beech Mtn said:fmk_RoI said:Cookson: "I'm confident that the people running the Russian Cycling Federation are trying to do the right thing and I'm sure that if there were any problems there, they would not want to cover them up at all."
Cookson knows you gotta to dance with the one that brung you
Kamaev has had to back down in the last week after denouncing the WADA report as "unprofessional, illogical and declarative." He has been forced to answer to accusations in the report that his agency is not in compliance with WADA's code, including allegations that RUSADA made a practice of providing advance notice to athletes of out-of-competition tests.
Cyclingnews asked the UCI if it would reconsider Kamaev's inclusion on the ADC, but a UCI spokesman said they were still reviewing the WADA report.
“The UCI's Commissions act as advisory bodies and members are appointed by the UCI Management Committee," the spokesman said. "The Anti-Doping Commission (ADC) was reshuffled in September 2013 and Mr Kamaev was appointed then for his experience at a National Anti Doping Organisation, to add to the medical and legal backgrounds of the other members."
Dear Wiggo said:*snort*
The ripple effect could catch Cookson on the back foot here. Better watch out!
thehog said:Dear Wiggo said:*snort*
The ripple effect could catch Cookson on the back foot here. Better watch out!
Anti-Doping is independent, wouldn't be Cookson's fault if mass doping was uncovered
More Strides than Rides said:thehog said:Dear Wiggo said:*snort*
The ripple effect could catch Cookson on the back foot here. Better watch out!
Anti-Doping is independent, wouldn't be Cookson's fault if mass doping was uncovered
I believe that an independent commission was made to independently investigate independent doping. The independent commission found, independently, that doping in Russia was independent. Independently of the independent investigation though, Cookson believes that the doping in Russia can be fixed, and an independent committee will oversee Russia's reform of independent doping.
fmk_RoI said:Cookson: "I'm confident that the people running the Russian Cycling Federation are trying to do the right thing and I'm sure that if there were any problems there, they would not want to cover them up at all."
fmk_RoI said:Cookson: "I'm confident that the people running the Russian Cycling Federation are trying to do the right thing and I'm sure that if there were any problems there, they would not want to cover them up at all."
“I believe that the Russian cycling federation will want to do the right thing, nobody wants to be labelled a cheat and nobody wants to sweep things under the carpet that will subsequently come out and damage our sport,” he said.
“I may be naïve and I may be proved wrong, but I believe that the people involved in the Russian cycling federation have good intentions in that respect.”
fmk_RoI said:fmk_RoI said:Cookson: "I'm confident that the people running the Russian Cycling Federation are trying to do the right thing and I'm sure that if there were any problems there, they would not want to cover them up at all."
And proving that he's the gift that keeps on giving, here he is playing softball with the Comic:
“I believe that the Russian cycling federation will want to do the right thing, nobody wants to be labelled a cheat and nobody wants to sweep things under the carpet that will subsequently come out and damage our sport,” he said.
“I may be naïve and I may be proved wrong, but I believe that the people involved in the Russian cycling federation have good intentions in that respect.”
So that's Pravda, Sky and the Comic. Next up ... the Telegraph?
fmk_RoI said:RUSADA executive director Nikita Kamaev to retain his position on UCI's Anti-Doping Commission:
Kamaev has had to back down in the last week after denouncing the WADA report as "unprofessional, illogical and declarative." He has been forced to answer to accusations in the report that his agency is not in compliance with WADA's code, including allegations that RUSADA made a practice of providing advance notice to athletes of out-of-competition tests.
Cyclingnews asked the UCI if it would reconsider Kamaev's inclusion on the ADC, but a UCI spokesman said they were still reviewing the WADA report.
“The UCI's Commissions act as advisory bodies and members are appointed by the UCI Management Committee," the spokesman said. "The Anti-Doping Commission (ADC) was reshuffled in September 2013 and Mr Kamaev was appointed then for his experience at a National Anti Doping Organisation, to add to the medical and legal backgrounds of the other members."
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cookson-has-confidence-in-russian-cycling-despite-athletics-doping-scandal/
“Obviously this is an issue that has caused us some concern, it’s a matter that I’ll be discussing with the Russian cycling federation over the next few days. We’ll make an announcement about what to do in due course,” Cookson added.
“Mr Kamaev was appointed because of his position as a head of a national anti-doping agency. If that agency has been found to be non-compliant, then that is obviously a serious matter and we’ll be discussing that and making a decision over the next few days. I’m sure you understand we don’t want to do things hastily.”
IndianCyclist said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/race-organisers-reject-uci-worldtour-reforms
This is getting really ridiculous. All of them were part of the so called reforms meetings for the last 2 years and it takes this long for them to reject the same. Couldn't they have rejected them in the meetings itself strongly so that everybody would have not wasted their time.
In cycling everything appears goes around in circles. After all most of the routes are circuitous in nature.
IndianCyclist said:http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/race-organisers-reject-uci-worldtour-reforms
This is getting really ridiculous. All of them were part of the so called reforms meetings for the last 2 years and it takes this long for them to reject the same. Couldn't they have rejected them in the meetings itself strongly so that everybody would have not wasted their time.
In cycling everything appears goes around in circles. After all most of the routes are circuitous in nature.
It is a bit like the mafia – if everyone is not implicated in a crime, then there is a loose cannon who can whistleblow,” he said, talking about one of the reasons for that peer pressure. “So if everyone gets involved with it, then nobody can squeak [speak out].”
Benotti69 said:The decision to drop the Cologne Lab does not point Cookson in a direction of being anti doping.
fmk_RoI said:Benotti69 said:The decision to drop the Cologne Lab does not point Cookson in a direction of being anti doping.
Can you provide statistics on the use of the Cologne lab in the McQuaid era compared to the Cookson years?
Thanx in advance.
Benotti69 said:[It was the Cologne lab that caught Contador. Lausanne lab is run by every federations friend Martial 'Capone' Saugy.
No i dont have statistics.
fmk_RoI said:Benotti69 said:[It was the Cologne lab that caught Contador. Lausanne lab is run by every federations friend Martial 'Capone' Saugy.
No i dont have statistics.
fmk_RoI said:1) Wasn't the choice of the Cologne lab to test Contador's sample - and a handful of others - considered highly unusual at the time, well out of the norm?
fmk_RoI said:2) If you don't have statistics, is the claim that the Cologne lab has been dropped nothing more than an opinion? But you state it - time and time again - with such authority!
Benotti69 said:i cannot find anything about testing done at Cologne this year.