Does Pat McQuaid have a place in cycling?

stickman

South Africa's nazi apartheid period, forged documents to race under a made up name, and whatever else he did.

Mikey23

Yup, it's called the cupboard ...

CambsNewbie

No. Needs root and branch reform from the top down. Those in power at the time of mass doping need to all go to draw a line under this once and for all. Then cycling as a professional sport might gain some credibility. I also believe any cyclist who has been caught doping or has admitted it should be sacked.

New beginnings.

Hoopdriver

No!

johnny2names

I think clearly McQuaid should jump. In any other walk of life, politics, business etc... Someone in his position would be long gone. Cycling can't move on until you have a credible UCI, or perhaps it should be run by a newly formed organisation even. Maybe a consortium of the teams and main race organisers? since most of the teams income come from sponsors, and those sponsors nowadays have a zero tolerance policy towards doping, they would have more incentive to police the sport properly. maybe...

With respect to the riders et al, I dont think banning people for life will help, but its time for everyone to fess up so the sport can move on. Some 6m to 2 year bans for those still riding who have doped would seem appropriate. Not sure what you do in terms of team managers- anyone responsable for implementing/running an organised doping program, directeur sporting or doctor/soigneurs, I dont think they can credibly hold a position of responsability in cycling anymore.

lotus49

It was interesting to see David Millar touting himself as the next UCI president. While there is some merit in having a poacher turned gamekeeper, I would prefer a complete clean sweep.

It's time for a new broom and for the sport to put all this behind it.

CYCLESPORT1

NO

ShutUpLegs

I vote Lance gets the job...

Hoopdriver

ShutUpLegs wrote:

I vote Lance gets the job...

Yeah, he'd be good

stickman

I think legitimizing nazi South Africa is more disgusting than doping. If black cyclists want help from him now I wonder how he regards them since he betrayed black South Africans in the past.

ilm_zero7

The UCI needs an injection of new blood, the old guard just cant go on protecting themselves

LegendLust

ILM Zero7 wrote:

The UCI needs an injection of new blood, the old guard just cant go on protecting themselves

I think you're getting mixed up with Lance

stickman

We need an organization that doesn't retard the evolution of cycling with rubbish like, these socks are too aerodynamic so they are banned, these handlebars are 5mm from how we want them so they are banned, anything that's too good is banned.

CYCLESPORT1

Pat McQuaid's UCI president nomination declared void
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... -void.html

sungod

yes, his place is face down in the mud, then he can be used as a novelty bike stand

goonz

ILM Zero7 wrote:

The UCI needs an injection of new blood, the old guard just cant go on protecting themselves

I thought this is what we are trying to get away form....

bianchimoon

CambsNewbie wrote:

No. Needs root and branch reform from the top down.

would that be a branch and root reform then?