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Benotti69

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Yes to openess and transparency?

Where have we heard that before only for there to be none!

Cookson another puppet.
 
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heart_attack_man said:
Is there any way of searching Twitter for questions that were posted and not answered?

I posted a question and I couldn't find it anywhere....
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Try twitter.com/#askbrian

Click on "all" results. Lots of questions about cooking right now. Scroll down to about 5 hours ago.
 
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heart_attack_man said:
Is there any way of searching Twitter for questions that were posted and not answered?

I posted a question and I couldn't find it anywhere....
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Yes. I'll post some now. Won't promise to get them all, but will edit this post as I find each one.

Edit- a few of these came after Cookson was finished. Also, there were a few general repetitive comments that I didn't copy in here.

Robert Newrick ‏@RNewrick 4h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian what will be done to regain faith of cycling population in UCI? Can't have the farce of Contador, let alone Lance.

Dave (Dim) ‏@dimspace 4h
****.. I forgot to ask @cooksonforuci who is paying for his PR company

Race Radio ‏@TheRaceRadio 4h
.@cooksonforuci Pat and Hein had ongoing battles with organizers (ASO,RCS, etc) how do you proposed to mend these relationships? #AskBrian

Donald Young ‏@SlapshotJC 4h
If @cooksonforuci wants our support he has to initiate a whole scale shift in cycling nothing less will do #askbrian

Charlie ‏@NiceIcePrincess 5h
“@ffflow: @cooksonforuci you sat in many UCI meetings with Pat McQuaid. Were you a disenting voice with fresh ideas?” #AskBrian

Charlie Charlie ‏@NiceIcePrincess 5h
@cooksonforuci RT'g LA is supposed to give you credibility when he's lined pockets of UCI? #WrongWay #AskBrian #Credibility #Transparency

paulomaldini ‏@paulmalone33 5h
@cooksonforuci Shame you ignored @PaulKimmage ....does this mean you have something to hide? #askbrian

Ole Obitsø ‏@oleok2 5h
@cooksonforuci Will you let yourself interview by @PaulKimmage? #askbrian I don't care what you answer, just think about it.

Andrew Rosch ‏@Andrewrosch 5h
@CooksonforUCI How do you feel about the creation of XCE, rejection of Enduro, & resultant breakaway league? #askbrian

Charlie ‏@NiceIcePrincess 5h
@cooksonforuci on record #AskBrian Were you privy or part of decision to sue award winning journalist @PaulKimmage? No reply, is answer UCI

Pavé Bikes ‏@PaveBikes 5h
@cooksonforuci Should the UCI work with bike-sharing programs around the world to promote safer cycling? #AskBrian

Donald Young ‏@SlapshotJC 5h
@cooksonforuci up for a game of softball?? Should be that's all the questions you answered, try answering the tough question #askbrian

fmk ‏@fmk_RoI 5h
You have many good Qs ignored back thru yr timeline @CooksonForUCI. Will #AskBrian get to them later or are they to be ignored?

Martin Waters ‏@martinwaters07 5h
@cooksonforuci any chance of a response to the questions asked by @PaulKimmage ? #askbrian

Chris Walker Chris Walker ‏@ChrisWalker__ 5h
@cooksonforuci are there any plans in your manifesto to increase number of tests (in and out comp) or just to make it independent? #askbrian

Neil Browne Neil Browne ‏@neilroad 5h
Hey @Cooksonforuci these compact gearings questions are just dandy but how about answering real Qs? #AskBrian
 
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The way that Cookson engaged this afternoon was the lightest-touch, most stage-managed thing ever, so for JV to be applauding that, then I can see The Sceptic's point.

He did NOT even address ANY of the difficult questions.

I was personally appalled at Cookson's light-hearted Q&A. Lots of serious questions, not many serious answers.

I don't see the link between suggesting that JV was on the bandwagon and a "Hoggism". I think you're drawing a long bow, personally.
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But when JV tweeted it was very early in the session.

You are quite correct in that Cookson deflected and went to sound bytes, but that was only apparent when it was finished.
 
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Going to start another post since other is so long. These are more of the questions/tweets Cookson did not reply to:

Farrell ‏@FarrellRock 5h
#askbrian Do you plan to bring Didi Senft along to meetings so he can jump up & down next to you in the conference room? You should.

Jeppe Helbo Jeppe Helbo ‏@storejep 5h
@cooksonforuci #AskBrian Will you work for making the selection process for World Tour Licence more transparent?

John McNamara John McNamara ‏@jgmacca 5h
@cooksonforuci will you look at technology in the peloton? Perhaps removing radios from riders to make racing more interesting #askbrian

Ian Jonsen Ian Jonsen ‏@IanJonsen 5h
@cooksonforuci What protection will you provide for whistleblowers? #askbrian

Paul Kimmage Paul Kimmage ‏@PaulKimmage 5h
@cooksonforuci @moran_anto As an example of openess and transparency would you mind answering my questions please? #askbrian

TailWindHome ‏@TailWIndHome 5h
@cooksonforuci At what point did you stop being "100% Supportive" of Pat McQuaid? #askbrian

Adam Bartlett Adam Bartlett ‏@BartlettAdam 5h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian do you intend to make selection criteria for world tour team status more transparent?

Unfortunate Kritik Unfortunate Kritik ‏@THUNK4U 5h
.@cooksonforuci how about a UCI plan in conj. w/ @wada_ama to have "open-door" confessionals w/ limited-time offer zero-punishmnt? #askbrian

Damian Ormston Damian Ormston ‏@DamianOrmston 5h
@cooksonforuci How do you plan on not only separating your allegiances with Team Sky/BC from the UCI Pres. but also being seen to? #askbrian

Dave (Dim) Dave (Dim) ‏@dimspace 5h
@cooksonforuci are you going to do anything for organisers of historic races that are struggling to pay UCI fees #askbrian

Mark Florence ‏@markflorence11 5h
@cooksonforuci I won't support your nomination if you won't answer @paulkimmage. #askbrian

Cian Hogan Cian Hogan ‏@chogan76 5h
@cooksonforuci very disturbing that there are certain questions you choose not to answer - same ol' same ol' ?? #askbrian

steve chapman steve chapman ‏@stevechapman65 5h
@cooksonforuci will you answer any of the questions I asked #askbrian #justasking

Neil Browne Neil Browne ‏@neilroad 5h
MT @PaulKimmage: @cooksonforuci Were you party to the decision to sue Floyd Landis? Is suing whistleblowers in your manifesto? #AskBrian

Cab Davidson ‏@gnomeicide 5h
#askbrian @cooksonforuci professional womens road cycling seems to be limping from disaster to disaster. Whats the solution for that?

Alex Murray Alex Murray ‏@leguape 5h
@cooksonforUCI In nearly 20yrs, why hasn't BC made any substantial progress on improving race conditions on UK roads? #AskBrian

David S. David S. ‏@Courier429 5h
@cooksonforuci would you support another sanctioning body in the USA aside from USAC? #ASKBRIAN

jeffvolkmer jeffvolkmer ‏@jeffvolkmer 5h
@cooksonforuci What is yr plan, as an IOC & therefore non-profit entity, to make pro cycling & its teams financially sustainable #askbrian?

Xavier Xavier ‏@ksavje 5h
@cooksonforuci How do u plan to convince cont. europe that u're aware that cycling is a sport built on tradition & not a product? #askbrian
 
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More tweets/questions Cookson did not reply to:

Samuel Gamester Samuel Gamester ‏@LanterneVerte 5h
@cooksonforuci will you work to preserve and protect the great races of the sport, spring classics, monuments, GTs etc #askbrian

TailWindHome TailWindHome ‏@TailWIndHome 5h
@cooksonforuci Are you only answering easy questions now? #askbrian @PaulKimmage

Jack Thurston ‏@thebikeshow 5h
@cooksonforuci Will you apologise to @graemeobree for banning his bikes ? #askbrian

Chris Chris ‏@chris_the_tall 5h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian Given the advantages of the incumbent, do you agree that the President should be limited to 2 terms of office ?

Peter In Devon Peter In Devon ‏@PeterInDevon 5h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian When this half hour is over will you go back and read through EVERY question in detail?

The Group Ride The Group Ride ‏@TheGroupRide 5h
@CooksonForUCI Shouldn't the UCI promote womens cycling on par w/the men? Minimum salary benefits? #AskBrian

Charlie ‏@NiceIcePrincess 5h
@moran_anto @cooksonforuci #askbrian and if not, Why? Complete accounting of UCI finances (including Hein, McQuaid personal banking/UCI)

Cornelia Howell Cornelia Howell ‏@CorneliaHowell 5h
@cooksonforuci any ideas on how UCI could help federations promote cycling for youngsters, both racing and recreational? #askbrian

Anto Moran Anto Moran ‏@moran_anto 5h
@cooksonforuci Do you like Ireland? #askbrian

Levi Jones Levi Jones ‏@LevyJones 5h
@cooksonforuci Thoughts on revenue sharing or some sort of salary cap to even the playing field among world tour teams? #askbrian

Dave W Dave W ‏@iD4VE 5h
@cooksonforuci Will you place as much emphasis on other aspects of cycling such as MTB, Downhill & 4X as there is on road cycling? #AskBrian

Casey Walter Casey Walter ‏@rider1000 5h
@cooksonforuci Why should we as fans support you? What makes you different from the past? #askbrian

Alex Murray Alex Murray ‏@leguape 5h
@cooksonforuci Why was British Cycling partner Sky allowed to invest in GB road cycling without any equality obligation? #AskBrian

Anto Moran Anto Moran ‏@moran_anto 5h
@cooksonforuci will you implement a womens commission if you are successful? #askbrian

Dave (Dim) Dave (Dim) ‏@dimspace 5h
@cooksonforuci And do you think there is a danger that this election could end up being fought over a single issue.. doping.. #askbrian

Dave (Dim) ‏@dimspace 5h
@cooksonforuci Six months ago though, you said that womens cycling had no media interest, or sponsor interest and no to min wage. #askbrian

Alex Murray ‏@leguape 5h
@cooksonforuci As President of UCI Road Commission, what have been your main achievements? #AskBrian

Scott O'Raw Scott O'Raw ‏@velocast 5h
.@cooksonforuci Should the UCI both simultaneously govern and promote the sport? #askbrian

Lewis Hill Lewis Hill ‏@Hilly_Hilltop 5h
@cooksonforuci Hello Brian, would you look to reform current UCI limits on bike technology? Weight limits etc? #askbrian

Adam Bartlett Adam Bartlett ‏@BartlettAdam 5h
@cooksonforuci will you make the process for selecting world tour teams mire transparent? #askbrian

Alexander Hinds Alexander Hinds ‏@al_hinds 5h
@cooksonforuci Would you push for a region rethink? Oceania currently needs expansion or to be merged if it is to have any value. #askbrian
 
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More tweets that Cookson didn't answer:

Ad Snow ‏@AdSnow 6h
@cooksonforuci Would you enforce/encourage teams to give more of their budget towards anti-doping tests&measures? #askbrian

Steve C Steve C ‏@SteveCold 6h
@cooksonforuci do you see the uci's role as improving the sport or improving cycling in general (general usage, access rights). #askbrian

Niels Goozzer Niels Goozzer ‏@NielsGoozzer 6h
@cooksonforuci How about what's most important: great sport. What's your stance on smaller teams in the races? #askbrian

Luke Allingham Luke Allingham ‏@luke0411 6h
@cooksonforuci What are your plans to rebuild the credibility of the uci, and cycling? #askbrian

paul paul ‏@bikerforever68 6h
Long time to trust UCI again,helped destroy cyclings rep for a generation,bad image,loss of fans #askbrian

David S. ‏@Courier429 6h
@cooksonforuci would you penalize riders for riding unsanctioned events? Also would you even payouts for men and women? #askbrian

CycleSystemsAcademy CycleSystemsAcademy ‏@CycleSystemsAc 6h
Pierre Roland recently being 'rested' for dodgy test results smacks of cover up&denial. Would this happen under your tenure? #askbrian

Anto Moran Anto Moran ‏@moran_anto 6h
@cooksonforuci if you get the Presidents position will you apologise to the 'scumbags' on behalf of the UCI? #askbrian

Alex Murray Alex Murray ‏@leguape 6h
@cooksonforuci Why didn't you vote for minimum salary for Elite Women when your GB riders receive it thru lottery funding? #AskBrian

Chris Walker ‏@ChrisWalker__ 6h
@cooksonforuci would you advocate NADOs to be non-governmental just like USADA? Would remove national athlete bias surely?! #askbrian

Anto Moran Anto Moran ‏@moran_anto 6h
.@cooksonforuci In the interest of transparency will you release the content of the Plant dossier? #askbrian

Roxanne King Roxanne King ‏@CyclingRox 6h
.@cooksonforuci Why would the UCI penalize riders for riding non-UCI events? It seems spiteful. #AskBrian

cris towner cris towner ‏@CrisTT 6h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian what Segregation of Duties needs to be introduced to UCI to ensure best elimination of conflicts in interests?

Quintin ‏@qjnmh 6h
@cooksonforuci how will you look to enhance the women's road race scene?#askbrian

Michael Richards Michael Richards ‏@mykal1972 6h
#askbrian C'mon now, what's in that dossier?

CycleSystemsAcademy CycleSystemsAcademy ‏@CycleSystemsAc 6h
Does the push to globalise the sport put too much pressure on teams? Should the sport even have races where no fans? #askbrian

Laura Weislo Laura Weislo ‏@Laura_Weislo 6h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian how would you balance the needs of race orgs to be in WorldTour with need to hone an ever expanding calendar?

TailWindHome ‏@TailWIndHome 6h
@cooksonforuci A what point did you decide you were no longer "100% Supportive" of Pat McQuaid #askbrian

cris towner cris towner ‏@CrisTT 6h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian in business we use 3 Lines of Defence concept to ensure compliance to policy/regulation. Could UCI learn from this?

Mike Pearson Mike Pearson ‏@mikepearson 6h
@cooksonforuci What will you do to develop & promote women's professional road racing at all levels? #askbrian

spokeydokeyblog spokeydokeyblog ‏@spokedoke 6h
@cooksonforuci Do you have any plans to abolish UCI frame & component stickers, plus min weight limit? To help manufacturers #askbrian

Corinne Corinne ‏@Cor_i_nne 6h
@cooksonforuci How will you improve women's pro cycling with regards to equal pay & conditions? #askbrian

Lisa Brambani ‏@bikerbrambani 6h
@cooksonforuci what about a Junior World Championship for Woman in Cyclo Cross to bring in line with the men? #askbrian

Paul Kimmage Paul Kimmage ‏@PaulKimmage 6h
@cooksonforuci There were three plaintiffs (PMCQ, HB and UCI) on the legal suit I was served: Were you party to this decision? #askbrian

Pat Looney Pat Looney ‏@Funxyzeit 6h
@cooksonforuci You've been president of BrCycling for 16 years. Do u think there should be a maximum tenure as president of UCI ? #askbrian

Jai ‏@ddukeofdarkness 6h
@cooksonforuci What would your plans be to push and promote women's cycling onto a similar scale as men's? #askbrian

Andy Bennett Andy Bennett ‏@AndyBennett360 6h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian Would you look at changing the points system to reward hard working domestiques, giving them more currency ?

Jesper Carstens ‏@JesperCarstens 6h
@cooksonforuci Should pro teams get some of the money from tv rights? #askbrian

Kimberley Ramplin Kimberley Ramplin ‏@Kimbo_Ramplin 6h
@cooksonforuci what are your plans to ensure certainty & security in women's road racing, esp. after Tour of Languedoc shambles #askbrian

CycleSystemsAcademy CycleSystemsAcademy ‏@CycleSystemsAc 6h
What will happen to global cycling productions races - 4profit race organisers funded by uci w McQuaid on board #askbrian

Anto Moran Anto Moran ‏@moran_anto 6h
@cooksonforuci #askbrian could we have an independent audit of UCI finances since 99?
 
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OK, I'm stopping this now. You get the idea, & this isn't all the tweets he didn't answer, but it's a good many of them. I know we have some forum users who don't do twitter, so hopefully you got a sense of what he didn't answer from my posts and what he did answer from the earlier post by Northstar.
 
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mewmewmew13 said:
it sounds like he is only concerned about getting his @ss out of a lifetime ban
...am I correct in thinking this? :mad:
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I think everything is centered on ending that ban now. He thought that somehow he was the Teflon Don right up until the ax fell, and didn't think he needed to do anything. Now he realizes the errors of his ways. He shouldn't have told the USADA to fu*k off, but he did. I think he gave up information on Pat because he thought he would get protection from the UCI and he didn't.

In all honesty, I don't know that I can fault him too much for trying to get his ban reduced. He isn't Floyd who can walk away because he really appears to just like riding his bike. Armstrong does everything to compete. It is who he is. I don't know that is the most onerous thing in the world. His real flaw in all of that is the ruthlessness he employs to win. That is the thing that needs to change.
 
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ChewbaccaD said:
I think everything is centered on ending that ban now. He thought that somehow he was the Teflon Don right up until the ax fell, and didn't think he needed to do anything. Now he realizes the errors of his ways. He shouldn't have told the USADA to fu*k off, but he did. I think he gave up information on Pat because he thought he would get protection from the UCI and he didn't.

In all honesty, I don't know that I can fault him too much for trying to get his ban reduced. He isn't Floyd who can walk away because he really appears to just like riding his bike. Armstrong does everything to compete. It is who he is. I don't know that is the most onerous thing in the world. His real flaw in all of that is the ruthlessness he employs to win. That is the thing that needs to change.
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Yeah; I heard Oprah was going to produce a show featuring LA and Dr Phil.

The working title is "Finding the Good in a Bad Guy", but they've tossed around "Rehabbing a Reprobate" and "Lancing the Bad Parts"
 
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mewmewmew13 said:
it sounds like he is only concerned about getting his @ss out of a lifetime ban
...am I correct in thinking this? :mad:
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I believe not.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22997066

Lance knows Cookson is going nowhere with T&R.

Cookson signed off on the Landis suit.

You think he wants T&R?

For once Lance is right.

The reason Lance could kick everyone around was because he knew the UCi would back him. That he could never test positive. The UCI management committee is as much to blame for what happened in cycling as is Armstrong.

Why all this moralising from the management committee? It's their heist along with Hein and Pat.
 
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heart_attack_man said:
+10000000

Thanks for all that. I had no idea how to sort out the searching properly, but good work!!!
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And thanks to you as well. That was a great idea to throw that up on a thread.
 
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ChewbaccaD said:
Yea, because he doesn't have any more skin in the game than anyone else...:rolleyes:

If you'd been sued by the UCI for telling the truth, I think maybe you'd ask the question also...
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Cookson got asked about it in the interview below a couple of weeks back and was evasive on it. Kimmage even spoke about this afterwards. That's why he asked the question again today.

41 mins in.

https://soundcloud.com/secondcaptains-it-com/show5
 
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cookson-says-he-wont-rely-on-courts-to-silence-dissent

Cookson was hesitant to answer the queries directly "because they involve legal actions which are still live" but said that he was committed to providing answers as soon as he was able.

"What I can say as a general point, is that the UCI has expended too much time, resource and money fighting battles which have distracted it from far bigger problems – in particular doping," Cookson wrote.

"I can also say that if I am elected in September, the UCI will not use the courts to silence whistle-blowers, journalists or other dissenting voices. This is not to say we would not seek to communicate our own point of view or correct inaccuracies or unbalanced comment when appropriate but I am a firm believer in freedom of debate as being good for the long-term health of any sport."
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thehog said:
I believe not.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/22997066

Lance knows Cookson is going nowhere with T&R.

Cookson signed off on the Landis suit.

You think he wants T&R?

For once Lance is right.

The reason Lance could kick everyone around was because he knew the UCi would back him. That he could never test positive. The UCI management committee is as much to blame for what happened in cycling as is Armstrong.

Why all this moralising from the management committee? It's their heist along with Hein and Pat.
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This is an excellent summary of Cookson. That's not even discussing his role at Sky/UCI for the 2012 'Sky destroys the peloton' results.
 
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If elected President I will rapidly
establish a completely independent
anti-doping unit in cooperation with
WADA, managed and governed
outside of the UCI, so that people
can have absolute confidence in
our sport. It would be physically
and politically separate from the
UCI, responsible for all aspects of
anti doping, and report to a board
totally independent from the UCI.
This is something that I commit to
having in place in the first year of my
Presidency.
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He's saying the same thing many here have said.

But then he's got little credibility here.
 
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JimmyFingers said:
He's saying the same thing many here have said.

But then he's got little credibility here.
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The operations and status of the UCI’s Global Cycling Promotion
(GCP) unit, which has developed the Tour of Beijing, are unclear even to
those within the UCI. I will ensure absolute transparency of its purpose
and function and will eliminate GCP’s conflicts of interest with other race
promoters. Its focus should shift to elevating existing and new races
around the world. This can be done by providing development capital
and expertise in a way that shares the benefits equitably with the
independent organisers and national federations.

We must also help professional teams, their employees, and
athletes by structuring a system that promotes long term financial
stability. Business principles must be embraced to help teams secure
long term investment that will make for a healthier employment
environment. A more stable economic environment will also help
us promote strong ethical standards.
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Good........
 
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