Illegal selection of Wendy Houvenaghel

Mike Healey

I have just read and article about Wendy H riding for the GB team. Is this legal? she is, after all, from Northern Ireland, which is not, legally, part of GB.

Now, if we were sending Team UK to the Olympics, that would be a different matter entirely

bompington

Could be a problem, certainly. Unless you actually read the rules, of course... :roll:

jibberjim

She could choose to represent the republic instead (although UCI rules may mean she'd have to sit out of competition for quite awhile) but she's certainly eligible to represent GB. The representation as GBR was decided in 1908.

Pross

Mike Healey wrote:

I have just read and article about Wendy H riding for the GB team. Is this legal? she is, after all, from Northern Ireland, which is not, legally, part of GB.

Now, if we were sending Team UK to the Olympics, that would be a different matter entirely

You mean the team that is officially known as Great Britain & Northern Ireland?

antlaff

Pross wrote:

Mike Healey wrote:

I have just read and article about Wendy H riding for the GB team. Is this legal? she is, after all, from Northern Ireland, which is not, legally, part of GB.

Now, if we were sending Team UK to the Olympics, that would be a different matter entirely

You mean the team that is officially known as Great Britain & Northern Ireland?

You mean the team from the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.....what is Cav going to do??

Pross

antlaff wrote:

Pross wrote:

Mike Healey wrote:

I have just read and article about Wendy H riding for the GB team. Is this legal? she is, after all, from Northern Ireland, which is not, legally, part of GB.

Now, if we were sending Team UK to the Olympics, that would be a different matter entirely

You mean the team that is officially known as Great Britain & Northern Ireland?

You mean the team from the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland.....what is Cav going to do??

I know, if the original troll had any sense that would be the way he'd have gone. Mind you, having a passport stating you are a British Citizen probably qualifies you (at least if you have always been eligible for it)

Mike Healey

Troll, sir? Troll? You do me a severe injustice.

I'll have you know that I was concerned that the poor lady might arrive at the Olympic Velodrome and find herself ejected by an Olympic jobsworth.

ddraver

To be fair, if that was going to happen at any Olympics, it would be the London ones!

andy_wrx

Lives in Wadebridge, Cornwall...

kylemalco

Lol, I thought she was going to ride a motorbike or something no northern ireland is a separate country to the republic of ireland despite what the terrorists say

NLYNCH

I can't believe how retarded the original post master is........Wendy is from Mars haha