UCI's response to USADA report

[taiwan]

A question asked about what to do with those previously involved in doping who now run teams:
"There are two views on that," says McQuaid. "One view, that Team Sky take, is that anyone involved should have nothing to do with the sport. The other view is that people who have made mistakes in the past can help in the future."

He a Sky employee or what?

 

[cocteau_ireland]

Wow. Acknowledges it's the biggest crisis in sport's history. Then spoils it by doing little chinese crisis/opportunity thing that i remember being taught in 1st yr of college. He thinks its brilliant.

 

[enrecul]

I can't believe I'm hearing this ****

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

If this bloviating fool McQuaid remains as head of the UCI, there is no hope for pro cycling.

 

[luckyboy]

Ricco tweets that cycling is a hypocite for removing these results.

Pat says doping will never fully go away. Talks about Houanard doping to get results/contract.
Ironic that he was forced to dope by UCI's points system.

 

[meat puppet]

Come to think of it, he should have quoted Chairman Mao's lucid exposition on the correct treatment of contradictions.

 

[AcademyCC]

A shout out to my chinese crew then quotes JFK. what an idiot. This is falling apart...........

 

[IFRider]

Why have none of these journos asked why UCI did so much to block USADA's authority?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Our only "hope" is that Dopestrong will go ape**** and spill the beans on the UCI and Heiny payoffs...I wouldn't put it past him at this point.

I doubt there is much lance can tell except maybe on verbruggen. uci wouldn't denie if it there was any evidence of it. they can't be sure lance will always shut his mouth (although I think he will)

 

[ValleyFlowers]

Suggestions that Armstrong bought off the UCI are "absolutely untrue" says McQuaid.

 

[meat puppet]

The case against Kimmage has nothing to do with... well, anything, but we just go for it. You know, for the hell of it.

 

[webvan]

Ah Kimmage question coming up...straightforward defamation case because he accused FatPat and Heiny of being corrupt, ok, same as for Landis then, I guess it's hard to argue with.

Didn't get the comment on Riis ? Is FatPat saying he's not happy he got mentioned in the reports ?

 

[Microchip]

None of the links in this thread work for me. Is there another link?

 

[thehog]

For the most part they've done the right thing. We can't complain on their judgement.

 

[rhubroma]

I'm wondering what LA's next move will be? I mean he must have lots of dirt on what the UCI did (advanced warning of doping his controls) and what they didn't do (ban him for the his 99 cortisone positive, rather than accept a backdated prescription - something in flagrant breech of the rules), etc.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

None of the links in this thread work for me. Is there another link?

u try this?
http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/121022_aankondiging_UCI_armstrong

 

[ValleyFlowers]

"None of the confessed dopers have apologized to the UCI"

 

[enrecul]

Please someone ask why they were trying to block the USADA case

 

[Microchip]

I'm wondering what LA's next move will be? I mean he must have lots of dirt on what the UCI did (advanced warning of doping his controls) and what they didn't do (ban him for the his 99 cortisone positive, rather than accept a backdated prescription - something in flagrant breech of the rules), etc.

Definitely it would interesting to see his reaction.

 

[Jalina]

Is he really going down the "woe is me" route? How hard it's been for him?? This is ridiculous.....

 

[IFRider]

Please someone ask why they were trying to block the USADA case

I'm astonished nobody has asked this yet. Utterly astonished.

 

[Benotti69]

Hope somebody asks will they drop the case against Kimmage.

 

[meat puppet]

I'm wondering what LA's next move will be? I mean he must have lots of dirt on what the UCI did (advanced warning of doping his controls) and what they didn't do (ban him for the his 99 cortisone positive, rather than accept a backdated prescription - something in flagrant breech of the rules), etc.

Not too many options, I take it.

Either collect a big fat dossier on the UCI and try to ride on that, or make a deal with the UCI outta the public domain and swallow.

 

[Microchip]

Thanks Zam.

 

[Aleajactaest]

UCI throw Armstrong under the bus!



trying to save themsleves.....

Too little to late. UCI basically admitted that for the last 15 years they've been completely incompetant and unfit to run professional cycling. Not news but a stunning admission.

They really need a clean slate if they hope to save the sport. I'm worried about the future of the sport. This makes Festina and Operation Puerto(sp?) look like a bake sale.

I want cycling clean and to have a future. Now US TV will nearly certainly stop covering this and we finally were getting most of the big races.

Sigh.