Who should replace Pat McQuaid ?

[washedup]

Ok, so here we are. Many have asked that Patty McQuaid should be replaced, but now things have hit rock bottom (or have they?).

With the exception of Carlso Sastre, every single rider to win the tour over the past 15 years has either tested positive, admitted to doping, or is under investigation (and tested positive by Ashenden).

Clearly something has to change. In my world, failures of such magnitude are corrected from the top down. Heads shall roll as they say.

So imagine, you have the power to implement change. Who would you hand the keys of the UCI over to?

 

[JRTinMA]

Ok, so here we are. Many have asked that Patty McQuaid should be replaced, but now things have hit rock bottom (or have they?).

With the exception of Carlso Sastre, every single rider to win the tour over the past 15 years has either tested positive, admitted to doping, or is under investigation (and tested positive by Ashenden).

Clearly something has to change. In my world, failures of such magnitude are corrected from the top down. Heads shall roll as they say.

So imagine, you have the power to implement change. Who would you hand the keys of the UCI over to?

Colin Powell or any good citizen not from cycling.

 

[tubularglue]

 

[washedup]

For old times sake, **** Pound?!

I just came across this blunt paragraph from Wikipedia:

In January 2007, Pound responded to Floyd Landis' testosterone test following stage 17 of the Tour of France, an event (and a stage) which Landis initially won, but of which he was stripped after failing a dope case and losing at arbitration. Pound declared "I mean, it was 11 to 1!" referring to the testosterone-to-epitestosterone level. "You’d think he’d be violating every virgin within 100 miles. How does he even get on his bicycle?"

Could you imagine Patty McQuack making a statement like that?

Of course some will say he is "too hard" .... but I think we are beyond that point. This is not a guy we need to worry about bending the rules for certain riders.

 

[131313]

The person who was screwed out of the job in the first place

This is a small part of why she's not too popular.

 

[Bike Opera]

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So imagine, you have the power to implement change. Who would you hand the keys of the UCI over to?

Jeff Novitzky. I'm serious.

He would clean up the mess in a jiffy.

 

[red_flanders]

One person, no matter who they are, is unlikely to clean up a fetid, self-perpetuating mess which is rotten from stem to stern. It's an organization that is incentivized and motivated at it's core to lie, distort and misrepresent the sport.

 

[washedup]

My only problem with Novitzky is that we NEED people like him to be out there policing.

I should have wrote Richard Pound to avoid the auto-edit!

 

[washedup]

One person, no matter who they are, is unlikely to clean up a fetid, self-perpetuating mess which is rotten from stem to stern. It's an organization that is incentivized and motivated at it's core to lie, distort and misrepresent the sport.

Indeed you are correct. Still, we cannot accomplish long-term organizational change without strong leadership.

 

[TexPat]

I would LOVE the job.

 

[Ferminal]

Andy Rihs

Knows how to make money and distance himself from controversy, perfect for the job.

 

[blackcat]

Dr Martin Hardie

 

[Roland Rat]

Someone used to keeping overgrown children and/or drug takers in line?

It has to be Susan.

 

[bianchigirl]

Me, I could do with a swimming pool

 

[Squares]

I was thinking of a number of people on the forum who clearly seem tho think they know more about cycling, doping, and running an organization than Pat.

 

[la.margna]

Lance CheatStrong-PharmStrong-DopeStrong-LieStrong

to make it clear, who's the boss and that nothing has changed - omertà forever

 

[hrotha]

I was thinking of a number of people on the forum who clearly seem tho think they know more about cycling, doping, and running an organization than Pat.

See, Pat is bad not because he doesn't know anything about cycling, doping and running an organization, but because he does what he does despite knowing lots about cycling, doping and running an organization.

 

[python]

isn't this a moot question ?

no BODY wants the job. he stood unopposed last time. all despite a nice house in switzerland, free travel, food, drink and several hundred grand salary.

 

[Race Radio]

Patrice Clerc

 

[Benotti69]

isn't this a moot question ?

no BODY wants the job. he stood unopposed last time. all despite a nice house in switzerland, free travel, food, drink and several hundred grand salary.

dont forget a nice Swiss bank account

 

[c&cfan]

who should replace some of you?yes..those that are always saying that all or at least 95% of cyclists are dopers (epo cera etc) and cheaters and cycling is sh~t and all of that without understanding nothing. yes.. the wikipedia scientists of doping.

 

[Ferminal]

who should replace some of you?yes..those that are always saying that all or at least 95% of cyclists are dopers (epo cera etc) and cheaters and cycling is sh~t and all of that without understanding nothing. yes.. the wikipedia scientists of doping.

Are you related to Pat?

Even the most ignorant can see that he is a liability to efforts to reduce doping in the sport.

You believe GTs can be won clean? Well, make a topic about it, don't bring it up here.

 

[Hugh Januss]

who should replace some of you?yes..those that are always saying that all or at least 95% of cyclists are dopers (epo cera etc) and cheaters and cycling is sh~t and all of that without understanding nothing. yes.. the wikipedia scientists of doping.

Go back and read the OP of this thread

With the exception of Carlso Sastre, every single rider to win the tour over the past 15 years has either tested positive, admitted to doping, or is under investigation (and tested positive by Ashenden).

now pull your head out and repeat after me. "At least 95% of pro cyclists are 'dopers'"
Or do you really believe that they are catching all of the "bad apples" and that the others are so much more talented that they can compete on an even footing with guys who get an estimated 10-15% boost from EPO etc. Really?

 

[Ferminal]

Go back and read the OP of this thread now pull your head out and repeat after me. "At least 95% of pro cyclists are 'dopers'"
Or do you really believe that they are catching all of the "bad apples" and that the others are so much more talented that they can compete on an even footing with guys who get an estimated 10-15% boost from EPO etc. Really?

Eh, Nibali actually breaks that record... for now

 

[DirtyWorks]

+1

Patrice Clerc

I vaguely recall his time at ASO being a contrarian to people like McQuaid. I don't follow the intricacies of the sport in that way.

If not Clerc, then LeMond.