UCI open disciplinary against French Federation

iainf72

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/sports/ ... ref=slogin

ContrelaMontre

You are Mr RSS aren't you Iain. You posted that link about 15 minutes after it was published!
I don't believe you just happened to be reading the NY Times!

enjoy_the_ride

More here, an open letter from the UCI.

'...This is why we have reached a situation where the French Cycling Federation is risking suspension, for having consented to the infractions committed by ASO executives; its President will probably be called to appear before a disciplinary commission...'

http://www.velonews.com/article/73062/m ... -blackmail

Doobz

without sounding too stupid, what are the reasons why the two federations cant agree on anything? how hard is it?

iainf72

Doobz wrote:

without sounding too stupid, what are the reasons why the two federations cant agree on anything? how hard is it?

There aren't 2 federations. There is one involved (French) and the UCI (overall governing body)

Quothing the UCI webpage

The Congress : supreme controlling body. It brings together the representatives of the recognised National Federations each year. The Congress elects the Management Committee to which it delegates, under its supervision, the management of the UCI.

dave_1

Good,hope Prudehomme has a change of heart

andyp

Is anyone else bored stiff by this pissing contest?

dave_1

andyp wrote:

Is anyone else bored stiff by this pissing contest?

Yes, I just want to watch races happen...

andyp

*** BREAKING NEWS ***

All teams will ride Paris-Nice - you heard it here first!

Some racing, hurrah!

Doobz

I still don't have any idea why a organisation would want a race not to go ahead and also threaten teams with fines and expulsion.. Is this Pat McQuaid guy like the Robert Mugabe of cycling?


actually after reading this
http://www.velonews.com/article/73063/e ... -riders%3F

I feel it makes a great deal more sense

iainf72

http://cyclingheroes.info/id1327.html

Interesting quoth.

"The ProTour system as it is today is completely bombed," McQuaid said. "We'd start on a new system with the teams, organisers and cyclists who wish to respect the regulations of the UCI," the UCI president said. McQuaid added: "What is at stake is the authority and the autonomy of the UCI."

Kléber

So McQuaid is admitting that the UCI's grand scheme from the past few years has been a complete disaster? If he was a politician, he'd resign or be hounded out by now.

The UCI created the Pro Tour and sold expensive licences when it had little legal basis behind it. No right to enter races, no agreements with race organisers in place. If I owned a corner shop, I wouldn't take deliveries of chocolates and crisps from the local distributor without signing a contract with them.

iainf72

Fabian C. has his say

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Can ... 96825.html

Kléber

Indeed, "I don't know if Pat McQuaid has to resign but how long has been in power, a year or two? He hasn't done much...”

I reckon this quote alone guarantees CSC entry into the Tour de France for the next 10 years at least

Monty Dog

Good on the teams - at least somebody's starting to stand up to the 'blazer brigade' with their tall rhetoric, self-serving political ideals and very little interest in the sport. Let's face it, the cycling calendar will look pretty thin within ASO, RCS and Unipublic - the only bargaining chip the UCI have are the worlds and the Olympics - but to be honest, I'd much rather have Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Fleche-Wallonne, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, La Vuelta, Le Tour, the Giro etc, etc etc.