Cookson is worse for cycling than McQuaid

[Benotti69]

Unconfirmed rumours from last year’s Tour suggested that the French police were frustrated with the control the UCI had over the testing process. One source told CyclingTips that the police wanted to also be involved in checks.

http://cyclingtips.com/2016/05/hidden-motors-most-comprehensive-programme-of-testing-ever-done-planned-for-tour-de-france/

Quelle surprise

 

[thehog]

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Riders like Gilbert and Rogers sent letters to Cookson asking for new safety rules. No response from Cookson

http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/wielersport/25507271/__Renners___Veiligheid_moet_prioriteit_krijgen___.html

And still no motorcycle policy for road races; how can Cookson take himself seriously?

a season marred by sometimes fatal motorcycle crashes in the peloton, there was another horrific event in Saturday’s third stage at the Tour of Belgium.

According to media reports in Belgium, two motorcycles were trying to pass the peloton on a descent, and one of the motorbikes rear-ended into the other when the first motorcycle braked suddenly. Details were sketchy about what exactly happened, but dozens of riders then crashed, with several being taken to hospitals with injuries. The stage was stopped, and later cancelled in the ensuing chaos and confusion.

According to Sporza, 19 riders were involved in the crash, included Stig Broeckx (Lotto – Soudal), who was struck by a motorcycle earlier this season during Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne. Sporza also reported that 11 riders have been transported to local hospitals, among them Jesper Asselnan, Tony Hurel, Pieter Jacobs, Loic Chetout, Broeckx and Frederik Frison.


http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/05/news/scores-injured-in-motorcycle-crash-stage-cancelled-at-tour-of-belgium_407780#xjAr3gKGbzj3uQfJ.99

 

[thehog]

Did Cookson even respond to this incident?

I note 2.2.038 was added for Drivers into the UCI rules:

http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/17/42/14/2-ROA-20160504-E_English.PDF

Doesn't look very stringent or demonstrate how it protects the riders.

 

[sniper]

If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

 

[thehog]

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If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

Of the two who wrote letters, Gilbert ended up being beaten up out on a training ride and Rogers suddenly retired

 

[sniper]

Re: Re:

If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

Of the two who wrote letters, Gilbert ended up being beaten up out on a training ride and Rogers suddenly retired

 

[kwikki]

Yes, Brian is a pretty intimidating guy. It's the square jaw, strong mouth, steely glint of determination in his eye, neck like a bulldog and funny looking mole on his forehead that does it.

 

[thehog]

Re: Re:

If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

Of the two who wrote letters, Gilbert ended up being beaten up out on a training ride and Rogers suddenly retired

You'd like to think when there was been a major incident in the sport you preside over, you would be available for comment. Maybe he was on holiday? Or suing random people on Twitter?

 

[sniper]

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If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

Of the two who wrote letters, Gilbert ended up being beaten up out on a training ride and Rogers suddenly retired

You'd like to think when there was been a major incident in the sport you preside over, you would be available for comment. Maybe he was on holiday? Or suing random people on Twitter?

Don't worry, kwikki just assured us Cookson sports none of those telltale Eastern European / Latino facial traits, so he's clean.

 

[thehog]

Re: Re:

If I were an active rider, I would think twice before writing a letter of complaint to Cookson/UCI about any topic.
You might end up testing positive next month.

Of the two who wrote letters, Gilbert ended up being beaten up out on a training ride and Rogers suddenly retired

You'd like to think when there was been a major incident in the sport you preside over, you would be available for comment. Maybe he was on holiday? Or suing random people on Twitter?

Don't worry, kwikki just assured us Cookson sports none of those telltale Eastern European / Latino facial traits, so he's clean.

Cookson is the worst kind. Passive aggressive, seething underneath, working from a distance to shut people down. Nasty piece of work.

 

[kwikki]

It's that mole.

He can't help it.

 

[sniper]

Re: Re:

...
Cookson is the worst kind. Passive aggressive, seething underneath, working from a distance to shut people down. Nasty piece of work.

With Ollie now at Dimension Data, I giggled a bit reading Bjarne Riis is rumored to become new DS of that team. Would be par for the course for the Cooksons.

 

[blackcat]

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So where do we go to get a full list of the UCI racing license holders currently serving bans or with AAFs pending decision ? Do we have transparency ? The brother in the epo using, motorbike riding, parakeet stealing, family had his positive notified in some newsletter.

dont smear the parakeet trade pls FtF

 

[Benotti69]

"Media, sponsors, fans public don't want to be involved in a sport where doping is a big problem."

So let's not speak about it.......

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022719/a-year-in-uci-s-president-brian-cookson-says-cycling-is-now-leading-sport-in-anti-doping

 

[thehog]

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"Media, sponsors, fans public don't want to be involved in a sport where doping is a big problem."

So let's not speak about it.......

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022719/a-year-in-uci-s-president-brian-cookson-says-cycling-is-now-leading-sport-in-anti-doping

The article is two years old but it goes to show how weak and sneaky Cookson has become. McQuaid was loud and boorish, Cookson is hopelessly weak, ineffective and smarmy. He really is an ugly person. It's sad that he has let doping run free but just pretending it doesn't exist. At least McQuaid took a hard line on those who tested positive. Cookson appears happy to let anyone off, even when testing positive.

 

[Benotti69]

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"Media, sponsors, fans public don't want to be involved in a sport where doping is a big problem."

So let's not speak about it.......

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022719/a-year-in-uci-s-president-brian-cookson-says-cycling-is-now-leading-sport-in-anti-doping

The article is two years old but it goes to show how weak and sneaky Cookson has become. McQuaid was loud and boorish, Cookson is hopelessly weak, ineffective and smarmy. He really is an ugly person. It's sad that he has let doping run free but just pretending it doesn't exist. At least McQuaid took a hard line on those who tested positive. Cookson appears happy to let anyone off, even when testing positive.

I don't think Cookson is weak, nor ineffective. I think he is playing the game, President of International sporting Federation knows the score and profits hugely from it. He didn't get the support of someone like Marakov to crack down on doping. All Cookson brought to the sport was a bigger brush and a bigger rug. He has been useless on things like the motorbike issue, promoting women's cycling and defending riders, never mind doping, but he doesn't have time for that. Too busy bagging the gains of a President.

 

[Nick C.]

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"Media, sponsors, fans public don't want to be involved in a sport where doping is a big problem."

So let's not speak about it.......

http://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1022719/a-year-in-uci-s-president-brian-cookson-says-cycling-is-now-leading-sport-in-anti-doping

The article is two years old but it goes to show how weak and sneaky Cookson has become. McQuaid was loud and boorish, Cookson is hopelessly weak, ineffective and smarmy. He really is an ugly person. It's sad that he has let doping run free but just pretending it doesn't exist. At least McQuaid took a hard line on those who tested positive. Cookson appears happy to let anyone off, even when testing positive.

I don't think Cookson is weak, nor ineffective. I think he is playing the game, President of International sporting Federation knows the score and profits hugely from it. He didn't get the support of someone like Marakov to crack down on doping. All Cookson brought to the sport was a bigger brush and a bigger rug. He has been useless on things like the motorbike issue, promoting women's cycling and defending riders, never mind doping, but he doesn't have time for that. Too busy bagging the gains of a President.

He does seem to be more into the PR aspects of the position, than the actual getting things done aspect. The vehicle issue has been prominent but unacted upon since the Flecha/Hoogerland episode back in 2011.

 

[thehog]

Truly awesome from Cookson;

“According to the UCI Regulations the UCI accepts no responsibility for course design, the conduct of the caravan, or the safety of riders in general. Instead all responsibility is placed on the race organizer,” the statement said.

 

[thehog]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) have reported an increased annual loss of CHF1.22 million (£874,000/$1.2 million/€1.1 million) for 2015.

The deficit came on revenues down four per cent from CHF36.4 million (£26 million/$38 million/€33 million) to CHF35 million (£25 million/$36 million/€32 million).

The loss registered in 2014 amounted to CHF121,000 (£87,000/$125,000/€111,000).

Economically speaking, Cookson is worse than McQuaid.

 

[Benotti69]

The International Cycling Union (UCI) have reported an increased annual loss of CHF1.22 million (£874,000/$1.2 million/€1.1 million) for 2015.

The deficit came on revenues down four per cent from CHF36.4 million (£26 million/$38 million/€33 million) to CHF35 million (£25 million/$36 million/€32 million).

The loss registered in 2014 amounted to CHF121,000 (£87,000/$125,000/€111,000).

Economically speaking, Cookson is worse than McQuaid.

Well part of his manifesto was to make cycling bigger and better, but maybe that was just his bank a/c

 

[thehog]

Cyclingpro.net has obtained in Belgium a document that our colleagues in the daily Het Nieuwsblad also have in their hands. The director of the International Cycling Union Committee made a terrible alarm in the form of a letter sent in early June to President Brian Cookson. Signed by its Vice President David Lappartient under the heading of the European Federation, endorsed by the vast majority of his colleagues in the UCI Management Committee, it highlights all the shortcomings of the International Federation, its absence shares on sensitive topics (doping, fraud technology, security, reform of cycling), and implausible questions about financial management. You will make your opinion for yourself reading the points raised by the Steering Committee but one has to wonder how the British leader, who goes on vacation tonight for two weeks will be able to keep his seat. After reading this letter, you have to talk about Cookson a terrible disavowal

https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&nv=1&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http://www.cyclingpro.net/velopro/road/brian-cookson-fait-face-a-un-etat-des-lieux-catastrophique&usg=ALkJrhhWJtaVJ-gP9Ya-8llC9QunIAoalQ

 

[thehog]

anti-doping

"We have taken note of the will of Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to make operational the independent fight against doping, to outsource. I can only agree with this vision and I told you at the steering committee. I regret your skepticism and your general manager (Martin Gibbs). It seems to me that the UCI win to take the initiative as it has always done in its history.
You declare yourself during your election manifesto: '' It is crucial to ensure that the doping is fully and truly independent of the UCI. At present, independence is an illusion as it is located at the UCI headquarters. It's not that independence

Clearly it's not independent.

 

[Benotti69]

"An increase in payroll by 9.3% in one year is unacceptable, especially incomprehensible that it was taken without the approval"

Cookson going for re-election next year.......

 

[DirtyWorks]

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"An increase in payroll by 9.3% in one year is unacceptable, especially incomprehensible that it was taken without the approval"

Cookson going for re-election next year.......

No! Firing Verbruggen's staff.

I also ignores the unusually high turnover for 3 years which resulted in a loss of expertise in some missions.

If you told someone this like it was fiction, they wouldn't believe you.

Per Race Radio's post, Lappartient clearly taking shots at Cookson. It seems Lappartient and Verbruggen are working for each other.

Also interesting that Plant was paid $1M Euros for Richmond. Remember that Darach McQuaid probably gets some of that action. No wonder people think there is money to be made in cycling.

 

[thehog]

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"An increase in payroll by 9.3% in one year is unacceptable, especially incomprehensible that it was taken without the approval"

Cookson going for re-election next year.......

No! Firing Verbruggen's staff.

I also ignores the unusually high turnover for 3 years which resulted in a loss of expertise in some missions.

If you told someone this like it was fiction, they wouldn't believe you.

Per Race Radio's post, Lappartient clearly taking shots at Cookson. It seems Lappartient and Verbruggen are working for each other.

Also interesting that Plant was paid $1M Euros for Richmond. Remember that Darach McQuaid probably gets some of that action. No wonder people think there is money to be made in cycling.

Lappartient is working for ASO and is backed by them. Verbruggen has little skin in this game.

Lappartient’s letter

Prudhomme’s comments follow the publication of excerpts from a letter sent by European Cycling Union president David Lappartient to UCI president Brian Cookson in early June, in which he outlined his concerns about the current direction of the governing body and its ongoing impasse with ASO.

Lappartient is also UCI vice-president and president of the French Cycling Federation, and the letter, published by Cyclingpro.net on Saturday, will only fuel speculation that he might run against Cookson for the UCI presidency in 2017, with the implicit backing of ASO.

After expressing dismay at the stand-off with ASO, Lappartient proceeded to question the UCI’s current procedures in combating technological fraud. “I wonder about the effectiveness of the tablets used by the UCI. What is the scientific validation for the efficiency?” Lappartient wrote. “You wrote that 100 percent of cases are detectable: are we sure of that? Why systematically refuse other testing methords (X-rays, thermal imaging)?

“Finally, we’re surprised by conditions in which the tablets can be sold to national federations. It seems to us that the efficacy of the fight against technological fraud should prevail over the business generated by these controls.”

Lappartient’s document also criticised the UCI’s abortive trial of disc brakes in the professional peloton and questioned a rebate of around €1 million that was granted to the organising committee of the Richmond World Championships. He also expressed concerns that the track programme could be eliminated from the Olympic Games and called for anti-doping efforts in cycling to be managed by an agency external to the UCI, a statement echoed by Prudhomme on Sunday.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/prudhomme-calls-for-independent-body-to-deal-with-mechanical-doping/