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Nicole Cooke's retirement
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festival
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All credit to Cooke for her career and the statement is powerful. but IMO her argument is a little weak, in her own words she looked the other way,like all the rest when the dark side of the sport showed its face.
I tried to hint at this in my earlier post but nobody reacted, If she feels that strongly about it why not name names?
I tried to hint at this in my earlier post but nobody reacted, If she feels that strongly about it why not name names?
e-rider
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she hasn't won much recently, and for a rider that is used to winning everything, that is probably hard to deal with. As others have said she could have another 8 years.
Absolutely superb statement. A fine read. I particularly liked a couple of journo's twitters - I've been to a fair few retirement press conference but that was the best one ever ! Yes - Nicole finishes where she started - on the attack. Where's that "how to move women's cycling forward" thread. I think we have the answer and we have the person who would move it on. BC rep at the UCI - Nicole Cooke.
Regarding another 8 years. Have any of you had to face redundancy or major dispute at work.? 4 times taking your teams to court ! About 4 times more than anyone should have to face in a lifetime. That is very wearing. No wonder she seemed off colour this last year.
Regarding another 8 years. Have any of you had to face redundancy or major dispute at work.? 4 times taking your teams to court ! About 4 times more than anyone should have to face in a lifetime. That is very wearing. No wonder she seemed off colour this last year.
black'n'yellow
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Nobody said she should make a comeback as a pro. But I would expect to see her in Ajax colours mixing it up at Llandow sooner or later...
deptfordmarmoset
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To be fair, in one of the 5 Live interviews, she was asked about whether she would be prepared to name names. Her response was that her retirement day was not the time to be doing so but that she would be happy to in an enquiry.
Shane Sutton's piece looks like a very strong job recommendation to me.
Flying_Monkey
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Hasn't she just said she's retiring from road cycling too? Maybe she'll go back to XC?
black'n'yellow
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Didn't see that, so I don't know. She'll be back though...
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Not sure Armistead is doing herself any favours if her comments are reported correctly here..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21036935
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21036935
400bhp
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:bangs head: really really disappointed with her.
They [many pro cyclists] just don't get it.
johnr
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+1:bangs head: really really disappointed with her.
They [many pro cyclists] just don't get it.
Flying_Monkey
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+2 - disappointing to hear this from Amistead. Just goes to show the difference between two fine cyclists, one of whom is prepared to speak out regardless of the consequences and one who would prefer to keep her head down and keep omerta. That former attitude on Cooke's part is perhaps what lost her a lot of friends in the sport and meant that she was never seen as a 'team-player' so she never really got the support of a dedicated team that her talent deserved. But it makes me admire her much more as a person.
black'n'yellow
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What consequences? She's retiring. The other is still employed.
