Brian Cookson to run for UCI President

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    All I hope is the vote to allow McQuaid to stand was to allow him to be soundly beaten.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Somebody should ask McQuaid what the capital of Morocco is. If he gets it right he can be a Moroccan for the day. But get it wrong and he's out.
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  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    RichN95 wrote:
    Somebody should ask McQuaid what the capital of Morocco is. If he gets it right he can be a Moroccan for the day. But get it wrong and he's out.

    Can that please be followed by asking him the capital of Thailand? If he gets it right Cookson can carry out the childish joke of punching him in the genitals.
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    how embarrassing. When are the pro teams and organisers going to stand up to this joker and his bongo-bongo land supporters? (i don't know the history, it may have already happened)
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    gsk82 wrote:
    his bongo-bongo land supporters?

    Racist
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Radio 5 Sport headline at 11.00: "The election for the President for the UCI is expected soon..."

    Radio 5 Sport headline at 12.00: "The election for the President for the UCI is expected to take place sometime today...."
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  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    "Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers 10m
    McQuaid: "You don't change the captain when the ship is headed in the right direction.""

    Tehcnically that's correct, but as Dimspace has pointed out:

    "Dave (Dim) ‏@dimspace 2m
    Serious for a moment. Since McQuaid became president in 2005, 24 top level teams are no more."

    Clearly the ship isn't actually headed in the right direction.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Richard Moore ‏@richardmoore73 1m
    Seems to be suggestion that because Swiss withdrew McQ nomination after 29 June their nomination stands. That's weird.



    Someone mentioned a rabbit......
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Folks may be slightly misreading this 21-21 vote.
    I think the confused wording could easily have gotten lost in translation.
    I reckon some will have taken it to mean ever- and it is a valid motion.

    Anyhow, I expect we'll get our answer..............................sometime this century.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,436
    Gerard Vroomen ‏@gerardvroomen 3m
    McQ logic on Swiss nomination: if an invalid nomination isn't found invalid until after nomination deadline, it is valid.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    r0bh wrote:
    Gerard Vroomen ‏@gerardvroomen 3m
    McQ logic on Swiss nomination: if an invalid nomination isn't found invalid until after nomination deadline, it is valid.
    He passed the tests, right?

    (I've heard that somewhere before...)
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    Radio 5 Sport headline at 11.00: "The election for the President for the UCI is expected soon..."

    Radio 5 Sport headline at 12.00: "The election for the President for the UCI is expected to take place sometime today...."
    In the grand tradition of these things, after a slap up long boozy lunch.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Journal Velo ‏@JournalVelo 38s
    McQuaid is putting out suspiciously high power numbers on this final climb #ucicongress
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    gsk82 wrote:
    his bongo-bongo land supporters?

    Racist

    Nah, just a reference to comments made by recently sacked UKIP buffoon Godfrey Bloom
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Der Kaiser
    Der Kaiser Posts: 172
    If McQuaid wins then Cookson will hopefully be grateful in defeat.

    If Cookson wins I expect McQuaid to complain and litigate till the cows come home.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Der Kaiser wrote:
    If McQuaid wins then Cookson will hopefully be grateful in defeat.

    If Cookson wins I expect McQuaid to complain and litigate till the cows come home.


    If McQuaid wins, this is going to CAS. Makarov, Plant, a cast of thousands, will be fighting to lodge the complaint. And quite rightly. This has been an utter farce so far.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers 23s
    Nine national federations have asked to speak on McQuaid's nomination validity. Each allowed 5 minutes max. Buckle up.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers 23s
    Nine national federations have asked to speak on McQuaid's nomination validity. Each allowed 5 minutes max. Buckle up.

    Absurd that all of this is happening during the Junior Girl's and Men's U23 races.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    2000 years ago this would all have been settled by a fight to the death. I feel we've regressed somehow.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    "Neal Rogers ‏@nealrogers 2m
    Algeria: Very sorry to see this charade. I'd hoped to see U23 race today, instead we're talking about who is/isn't member of a federation"

    Well said.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Due to a mix up with bookings with Italy's Got Talent, a man dancing in a rabbit costume is now on stage. Meanwhile, next door the delegate from Suriname has got four nos from the judges for his speech about the UCI constitution - 'I don't really think this is the show for you'.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    What an utter shambles and the Algerians have firmly hit the nail on the head.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

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  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    rubertoe wrote:
    What an utter shambles and the Algerians have firmly hit the nail on the head.

    As they said that, an Algerian rider hit a bollard in the U23 race. Couldn't make this up.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 2m
    Cookson stands up and calls for a vote. So off we go, Cookson vs McQuaid into the final straight now as the 42 delegates get to vote
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • meggiedude
    meggiedude Posts: 257
    gpreeves wrote:
    rubertoe wrote:
    What an utter shambles and the Algerians have firmly hit the nail on the head.

    As they said that, an Algerian rider hit a bollard in the U23 race. Couldn't make this up.
    Well this is all bollards after all.

    Fat Pat to win. Not the right result I know - but we always seem to lose on Penalties after extra time
    Can I upgrade???
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    great leadership there from Cookie

    although this lot won't like such decisive action
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    ILM Zero7 wrote:
    where are you guys seeing this feed ?
    Twitter
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    ILM Zero7 wrote:
    where are you guys seeing this feed ?

    Twitter
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  • gpreeves
    gpreeves Posts: 454
    ILM Zero7 wrote:
    where are you guys seeing this feed ?

    Neal Rogers' feed is my source:

    https://twitter.com/nealrogers

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