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Nobody on here has produced any evidence to suggest that the UCI are protecting Sky. Most on here have a deep hatred for Sky and refuse to even accept the possibility that Sky might just be better at cheating than their favourite doping teams.
Express TUE, Romandie 2014.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-uci-fast-tracked-froome-tue-request-at-tour-de-romandie[/quote]
That's not an example of favouritism over other team's though. I could just as easily say they are protecting Contador by trying to cover up his failed drugs test and choosing not to ban two of his chief domestiques from the sport.[/quote]
Correct. On the question of doping, positives are practically random. I don't think anyone argues that.
The CIRC report clearly stated the UCI assisted Armstrong/USA Cycling to grow cycling in a new market. Who was enriched?
-Armstrong's business ventures and Armstrong's business cohorts like Thom Wiesel.
-ASO got something out of it. Extended broadcast revenues, some new viewers.
-Individuals inside the UCI likely enriched. Verbruggen stock trading account at Wiesel's firm run by Och.
Fast forward to 2010 and beyond who has been enriched if the UCI gave preferential treatment to Sky.
-The UCI itself with a British TdF winner at the Olympics. The UCI is paid out of Summer games revenue by some unknown formula using viewership and "social media" activity. A Brit winning the TdF boosted viewers.
-ASO has gotten plenty out of it. They were paid for one year of a TdF start in the UK, A brand new stage race in Yorkshire for several years, another TdF stage in discussion, an ASO-run sportiv.
It's not a crackpot scheme any more. They already did it once with Armstrong/USA Cycling.
Froome appears to be the current lucky responder with Thomas ready to take over as Froome took over for Wiggins.
Demands for proof are just not possible until the next CIRC report about BC/Sky 15 years from now. It's a loose collection of facts until the statue of limitations kicks in.[/quote]
Either G or that mythical New Clean French Winner sir Brailsfraud dreamed to coach a while ago.