UCI to Suspend Bos

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
edited May 2009 in Pro race
According to the cyclist's favourite journo, Theo Bos is going to be suspended by the UCI, for last months Tour of Turkey fracas.
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... r-bos.html
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    According to the cyclist's favourite journo, Theo Bos is going to be suspended by the UCI, for last months Tour of Turkey fracas.
    http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... r-bos.html

    Here's a dumb question(maybe - probably). Can you get lequipe in English on the web?

    Dennis Noward
  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    dennisn wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    According to the cyclist's favourite journo, Theo Bos is going to be suspended by the UCI, for last months Tour of Turkey fracas.
    http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... r-bos.html

    Here's a dumb question(maybe - probably). Can you get lequipe in English on the web?

    Dennis Noward

    http://www.cyclelicio.us/2007/02/lequip ... glish.html
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Interesting reason: "the conduct of Theo Bos was an affront to the image, reputation and interests of cycling".

    Similar to when you hear about footballers getting banned for "bringing the game into disrepute".
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    deal wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    According to the cyclist's favourite journo, Theo Bos is going to be suspended by the UCI, for last months Tour of Turkey fracas.
    http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... r-bos.html

    Here's a dumb question(maybe - probably). Can you get lequipe in English on the web?

    Dennis Noward

    http://www.cyclelicio.us/2007/02/lequip ... glish.html

    Thanks
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,812
    You could just learn French too...
  • Mettan
    Mettan Posts: 2,103
    dennisn wrote:

    Here's a dumb question(maybe - probably). Can you get lequipe in English on the web?

    Dennis Noward

    You can use Google Translate aussi.

    http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... l=fr&tl=en


    To use it - Simply drop a URL in then click translate:

    http://translate.google.co.uk/?hl=en&tab=bT
  • liversedge
    liversedge Posts: 1,003
    1-6 months seems like a wide range to me. 6 months would be harsh.
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  • Airwave
    Airwave Posts: 483
    I would say he got off lightly if it's only a 6 month ban.Pure thugery on a bike not to say the injury he could have cause to a fellow pro.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Airwave wrote:
    I would say he got off lightly if it's only a 6 month ban.Pure thugery on a bike not to say the injury he could have cause to a fellow pro.

    "Could have"? Did you see the list of Impey's injuries? Two fractured vertebrae, fractured cheekbone, several teeth missing and a deep cut in his mouth. He's going to be out of action for weeks.
  • The Prodigy
    The Prodigy Posts: 832
    afx237vi wrote:
    Airwave wrote:
    I would say he got off lightly if it's only a 6 month ban.Pure thugery on a bike not to say the injury he could have cause to a fellow pro.

    "Could have"? Did you see the list of Impey's injuries? Two fractured vertebrae, fractured cheekbone, several teeth missing and a deep cut in his mouth. He's going to be out of action for weeks.

    Do that outside of a sporting arena and you go to jail
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I'm still very much of the mind that he didnt throw the guy into the barriers.

    I think the UCI have bowed to the baying crowds - much like the BBC did with the Ross/Brand controversy.

    If it was clean cut - he would have been banned within days ?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Maybe it took the shock of what happened to die down! :shock:
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    cougie wrote:
    I'm still very much of the mind that he didnt throw the guy into the barriers.

    I think the UCI have bowed to the baying crowds - much like the BBC did with the Ross/Brand controversy.

    If it was clean cut - he would have been banned within days ?

    We are talking about the UCI here, this is probably as close as it gets to swift justice, unless you've taken McQuaid's space in the car park...
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  • Eddy S
    Eddy S Posts: 1,013
    DaveyL wrote:
    ...this is probably as close as it gets to swift justice...
    Swift "justice"? What utter tosh! This is just a kangaroo court. :roll:
    I’m a sprinter – I warmed up yesterday.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Not wishing to make any judgement on whether their decision was fair or not, more a comment on the "swift" part of "swift justice". The debate over the Bos incident has already been played out to death on another thread.
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • nolf
    nolf Posts: 1,287
    Not wishing to restart that debate, but I would be disappointed if he was allowed to restart racing before Impey is recovered enough to be racing also.
    "I hold it true, what'er befall;
    I feel it, when I sorrow most;
    'Tis better to have loved and lost;
    Than never to have loved at all."

    Alfred Tennyson
  • missingmillar
    missingmillar Posts: 38
    Regardless of whether he meant to pull Impey down, Bos broke the rule that you can't take your hands off the handlebar at that point in the sprint so should get something for that alone.

    My initial reaction to it was that he did it on purpose and should get banned but watching it again and listening to Bos, I guess when you're travelling towards a metal barrier at 60kph natural instincts kick in.

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