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Padraig, over at the Red Kite Prayer, wrote a great post today comparing Pat McQuaid’s proposed rule which will prevent riders caught and banned for doping practices from working in team management in the future. When we consider the problem of doping it’s easy to look at the issue in terms of black and [...] posted publically, and emailed to the UCI Mr. McQuaid, et al – As a long time fan of professional cycling, who has stuck with the sport despite the myriad of doping (and other) problems over the years, I would like to express my (and I suspect many fans) views on race radios. From a [...] In yet another step down the road to mediocrity, the International Olympic Committee elects UCI President Pat McQuaid as a member. This is a man who, instead of working to protect the status of one of the premier cycling disciplines (the individual pursuit) as an Olympic event, instead opts to eliminate it in favor of [...] Doping-Tour de France riders face intensive testing – Cycling – Yahoo Sports PARIS, June 10 Reuters – This year’s Tour de France will be the most scrutinised sports event ever by anti-doping authorities, International Cycling Union UCI president Pat McQuaid said on Wednesday. More than 500 tests will be carried out during the world’s greatest [...] Yeah … this one isn’t an April Fool’s joke … from the Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2009. Lance Armstrong Ponders Buying the Tour de France in Bid to Run Pro Cycling – WSJ.com Lance’s Plan for France — Off the Bike Seeking to Overhaul Cycling, Armstrong Played a Part in Talks to Buy the [...] I’m torn by the following news … on the one hand, yes, it should be a pretty good way to help get rid of the cheaters once and for all; although, like McQuaid, life bans would be better. On the other hand, as slipshod as many of the testing procedures and protocols have proven to [...] Basso set for UCI drug role – Yahoo! Eurosport UK Eurosport – Tue, 06 May 10:48:00 2008 Former Giro D’Italia winner Ivan Basso will become an anti-doping campaigner for governing body UCI. Italian Basso is banned until October due to his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping scandal. UCI president Pat McQuaid backed the news [...] |
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