Benotti69 said:
Is Cookson here for the better of the sport or for himself, Sky and Brit Cycling?
Benotti69 said:
If Crookson wins we get anglo saxons winning in July for foreseeable future with a Russian every few years.......
On what is this based on?
Im not a fan of the guy, and I don't like the obamaesque hero worship towards a politico, that are visible in some places.
And I worry what will happen with the issues closest to my heart- globalization and women's cycling.
But its unfair to immediately jump to conclusions that this will be a administration dedicated to team sky.
1st of all no matter how much the anglophone world tries to pretend the sport is big in Britain and Australia now, a fact that will not change overnight is that it is a sport that has far far bigger bases in Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Denmark and in some other european countries.
So even if hypothetically Cookson's sole aim as president were to keep Britain winning everything, he would have a far more difficult time of it precisely because he is British. He would need to be careful not to look too favourable to his own.
In fact it was far easier for Mcquack, who we know for a fact was racist against the South Europeans, to be biased in favour of the Brits and the Americans since he himself came from neither tribe.
And he was the worst nightmare possible anwyay. All along we thought he was probably going to win anyway. So at worst nothing has changed.
Secondly, Cookson has his own interests to take care of. He is UCI President now. Its likely that while he can he will ride the sky bandwagon as far as possible, but if it ever comes to having to make compromises, well I've never come across a politico who would bend over backwards for someone else. Cookson is going to take care of himself first and foremost. Not sky.
And things are always more complicated anyway. Your comment is very simplistic.