At last a challenge to Big Pat

[oldroadman]

Hmm..contract the interview with BBC versus PmcQ effort at a bit of mud slinging. Clean campaign, he (PMcQ) said when it went public that Brian Cookson would stand. Well that didn't last long. Of course, it could all bounce back on the McQ if he starts a dirty campaign like this, because there must be an awful lot of awkward questions he would not want to answer - the Verbruggen/Armstrong/Wiesel links for a start?
This is going to get entertaining, but what is needed is a change at the top, because if the best a current president can do is go negative, he has a lot to worry about.

 

[jdtate101]

It begins if this link is to be believed

http://s4.skins.net/misc/NFs_Presidents_UCI_elections_4_3_6_2013.pdf

So he's claiming Cookson is a stalking horse for Walkiewicz. He's a real piece of work. It's not going to be easy to prise his paws off the UCI.

Well shoot that didn't take long did it....less than a day for him to start a smear campaign..

 

[resal]

One guy who has been there for ages against another who has been there for ages. Now tell me, just what has gone on in cycling in the last few years ?
Good to see you active so many times today oldroadman. I think Cookson would tell us the truth even if it was painful. We need somebody honest at the top.

 

[rich p]

Hmm..contract the interview with BBC versus PmcQ effort at a bit of mud slinging. Clean campaign, he (PMcQ) said when it went public that Brian Cookson would stand. Well that didn't last long. Of course, it could all bounce back on the McQ if he starts a dirty campaign like this, because there must be an awful lot of awkward questions he would not want to answer - the Verbruggen/Armstrong/Wiesel links for a start?
This is going to get entertaining, but what is needed is a change at the top, because if the best a current president can do is go negative, he has a lot to worry about.

I have no wish to join in your spat with resal but when we a lot of us on here were baying for McQuaid's head a while ago, you seemed to defend him and cautioned us with, " beware of what you wish for" scares. Have you changed your stance since?

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Almost anyone would be better than McQuaid, but Cookson is far better than just anyone.

 

[beastie]

Almost anyone would be better than McQuaid, but Cookson is far better than just anyone.

This^

 

[oldroadman]

I have no wish to join in your spat with resal but when we a lot of us on here were baying for McQuaid's head a while ago, you seemed to defend him and cautioned us with, " beware of what you wish for" scares. Have you changed your stance since?

No change, and comments were based on what the situation was at the time, which pointed towards a succession from further east which might not have been any more transparent than under PMcQ. Now Brian Cookson has announced, the game completely changes, and I think he must be favourite, from what I know of him he's a very straight and honest person. Somewhat of a contrst from the previous siruation.

 

[Herzog]

PM is such a d*ck (http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mcq...&ns_source=cyclingnews&ns_linkname=0&ns_fee=0). Already questioning the integrety of BC rather than focusing on what he has to offer (i.e., nothing, so probably wise).

A remarkable contrast to the BC interview published earlier on Cyclingnews.

 

[Crackle]

Another Cookson interview, so far so good

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/q-and-a-uci-presidential-candidate-brian-cookson

Rumour has it that Cookson already tried to get rid of Verbruggen but it was vetoed. He's being diplomatic but I'm fairly sure he'd ditch Phat and Verbruggen quickly.

 

[rich p]

So much for Phat saying he welcomed Cookson's challenge as long as he fights clean - then comes out with all this crap. It makes me mad, I tell ya.

 

[BJH]

Its always interesting to see that power and presumably a very nice salary have a terrible habit of leaving people with no desire to leave a job, even when one of the greatest sporting scandals in history has happened on their watch.

If he really loved the sport he would walk - maybe even on the basis that a none UCI board member take the helm as a means of avoiding any potential finger pointing about previous knowledge, involvement, promises or endorsements.

Can't see that happening though!

 

[resal]

No change, and comments were based on what the situation was at the time, which pointed towards a succession from further east which might not have been any more transparent than under PMcQ. Now Brian Cookson has announced, the game completely changes, and I think he must be favourite, from what I know of him he's a very straight and honest person. Somewhat of a contrst from the previous siruation.

At the time you knew about the guy from the former Soviet Union running ! Must have good hearing. That was a revelation from Pat to my buddies and I.

 

[resal]

Bump.
Oldroadman with all that early knowledge about the "succession from further East", which not only formed your view but also appears to have been denied by the person in question but somehow Cookson was involved in a visit to "something that never was", what about the latest actions by Plant ? Surely having Plant back Cookson is not a good thing? Just about scooped out from the same bucket as Lance calling for Cookson ! Have you got any good inside tips still to guide us on the runners and riders. Is Gaudry a likely challenger?

 

[thom]

More on the dossier on Pat Mc Quaid : http://road.cc/content/news/85612-brian-cookson-disturbed-contents-dossier-pat-mcquaid
I'm kind of surprised why the BBC & other news outlets aren't pushing this story more.
Cycling is so popular in the UK, Froome will be the center of attention at the tour soon, the Wiggo story bubbles in the background and a UK candidate is putting himself forward for president. Surely this is a sport corruption story ripe for an investigative journalist to clean up on - the dossier has to come out at some point...

 

[lukesdad]

I have no wish to join in your spat with resal but when we a lot of us on here were baying for McQuaid's head a while ago, you seemed to defend him and cautioned us with, " beware of what you wish for" scares. Have you changed your stance since?

Whilst not wishing to speak for Oldroadman, I took his comment to mean what the above letter allures to. Do you want an incompetent within the UCI pulling the strings or one on the outside pulling them.

You only have to look at F1 to see how that would work.

I'm just waiting for Murdoch to put up a candidate ....ah sorry he already has! Lol