Brian Cookson/UCI Conflict of Interest
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How come Brian C ("I am also a member of the Operating Board of Team Sky") can sit on the UCI Management Committee AND be a mover and shaker in one of the major Pro Tour teams ?
Surely this is a conflict of interest and merely opens the UCI up for more criticism ?
Whose to say UK Postal aren't getting preferential treatment (akin to a previous potsal team)
What do others think ?
How come Brian C ("I am also a member of the Operating Board of Team Sky") can sit on the UCI Management Committee AND be a mover and shaker in one of the major Pro Tour teams ?
Surely this is a conflict of interest and merely opens the UCI up for more criticism ?
Whose to say UK Postal aren't getting preferential treatment (akin to a previous potsal team)
What do others think ?
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Come come - don't be shy....................opinions please ?
Or are we all dodging the 'difficult questions' a la the UCI ?0 -
He's not a 'mover and shaker' with Sky. As he says, he sits on the Operations Board (not The Board) to look after the interests of British Cycling (as the two share personnel and facilities).
If you want a conflict interest, then one of the UCI Management Board owns not one, but three pro teams, including a World Tour team.Twitter: @RichN950 -
It is a bit dodgy, but I find his whole statement iffy. So British cycling / Sky are clean are they? really with Sutton et al. having been there since the big improvements that were made and certain riders being over the 50% limit. This we are British and therefore high and mighty is tosh.
Also what rubbish about transfusions being new they go back decades, and it is well known the USA cycling team did them to win at the LA Olympics.0 -
If you want a conflict interest, then one of the UCI Management Board owns not one, but three pro teams, including a World Tour team.
No wonder the UCI stinks.............0 -
He has been Chairman for 16 years. Wow. Is there no one to take on the job he does? Is he still so good he deserves this spot?
I'm very much against extended terms in the majority of places. There should be a set term and a max number of terms, with 10 years or so being the absolute max.Contador is the Greatest0 -
He has been Chairman for 16 years
Getting very cosy isn't it ?
Hey boys - any jobs ?0 -
frenchfighter wrote:He has been Chairman for 16 years. Wow. Is there no one to take on the job he does? Is he still so good he deserves this spot?
I'm very much against extended terms in the majority of places. There should be a set term and a max number of terms, with 10 years or so being the absolute max.
The problem is that it's not that great a job and just to be in contention for it you have to do crappy jobs for a decade or two to work your way up the ladder - and there aren't many people with sufficient dedication.Twitter: @RichN950 -
He has done a brilliant job though and comes across as a decent guy in his blogs.0
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He has done a brilliant job though
Yes I admit he did step into the fray when it all went t*ts up with Tony D.
I have nothing against him, my original issue is/was conflict of interest between him being involved with UK Postal AND on the UCI Management (i.e. main !) committee.0 -
itisaboutthebike wrote:He has done a brilliant job though
Yes I admit he did step into the fray when it all went t*ts up with Tony D.
I have nothing against him, my original issue is/was conflict of interest between him being involved with UK Postal AND on the UCI Management (i.e. main !) committee.0 -
nathancom wrote:But sports administration generally does seem like jobs for the boys. How do half these people get into the roles in the first place.
I've been approached on several occasions to climb on the ladder, but I have a phobia of tedious meetings. And frankly I wouldn't be very impartial.Twitter: @RichN950 -
OK Cookson has been BC President for 16 years, so what? Why change for the sake of it especially when his tenure has seen Britain become a super power in track cycling and is now up there on the road. If he's doing a good job leave him be, as for his role with Sky it is just a liaison / over-sight role to ensure BC aren't losing out on the resource pooling and there is no conflict with his UCI role as far as I can tell. He is elected to his role of President of BC, if anyone doesn't think he is the man for the job then I would assume the first step would be to try to get your divisional rep to vote against him next time around but does anyone seriously think there is a reason to get rid of him? He's hardly Hein is he!0
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Wrote to Cookson at BC
Got the stock letter back. T*sser.0 -
Brian Cookson is not the problem, let's not extend the witch hunt further.0
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itisaboutthebike wrote:Wrote to Cookson at BC
Got the stock letter back. T*sser.
What did you write to him about? And what did you expect back?Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
If Brian Cookson wrote a personal reply back to each one of the thousands of us who wrote to B.C. then I would say that is a definite misuse of resources!
I'm glad I got a stock reply back.0 -
itisaboutthebike wrote:Wrote to Cookson at BC
Got the stock letter back. T*sser.
Takes one to know one?0 -
I was going to say that's a pretty good stock reply.0
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I'm not going to call the guy a tosser but I do think he's been there too long. The only thing I've really heard from him was in defence of McQuaid when he posted on Veloriders - ok so I don't know what he's saying behind the scenes but I think when things stay behind the scenes it's normally because the public wouldn't agree with what is going on.
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eh wrote:It is a bit dodgy, but I find his whole statement iffy. So British cycling / Sky are clean are they? really with Sutton et al. having been there since the big improvements that were made and certain riders being over the 50% limit. This we are British and therefore high and mighty is tosh.
Also what rubbish about transfusions being new they go back decades, and it is well known the USA cycling team did them to win at the LA Olympics.
Really ? , never heard that one , got any links ?0 -
Rob Hayles got pinged for above 50% when on the track team. Yet Dave B supported him and pulled the old "he's been tested hundreds of times and is always clean" card.
Yet i'd heard rumours about Rob taking stuff even in the late 90's.
So the question is do the BC and Sky management walk around with their eyes and ears closed? Our are they like Arsene Wenger and never happen to notice a thing if it's one of their own :-(0 -
eh wrote:Rob Hayles got pinged for above 50% when on the track team. Yet Dave B supported him and pulled the old "he's been tested hundreds of times and is always clean" card.
Yet i'd heard rumours about Rob taking stuff even in the late 90's. ...
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