So todays the day...what will the UCI say?

[jdtate101]

Admit to their mistakes, Implement wholesale changes to improve and clean up the sport, or bury it's head in the sand?

Discuss......

 

[Noodley]

I'll lay odds that there will be lots of lies.

 

[Red Light]

I'll lay odds that there will be lots of lies.

You've read the USADA report then

 

[jdtate101]

I know where my money would be bet......"move along..nothing to see here".

 

[beastie]

Ratify USADA decision, strip Armstrong of titles, appeal 6 month ban for other riders on the basis they should be 2 years, claim UCI is at the forefront of the fight against PED.

 

[thom]

I don't think the UCI will contest anything. With the whole world looking at them, they will adhere to the USADA judgement.
They need to address investigating other riders, non-US riders, implicated in the report and what may happen. I'm thinking in particular, Paolo Savoldelli. They have an obligation to investigate given they have evidence of drgu taking.

I think they will announce something more, something likely a bit vague but an attempt to show they can address UCI past failures to deal with this era, or to just wider investigate and acknowledge what happened in the peloton.

 

[thom]

And what will they say to Paul Kimmage?

They'll be after him still I think - the Swiss lab reported that the test people talk about only showed LA had a hematocrit bordering on but not over the illegal 50% level. This happened another time too. But neither situation constituted a failure. So they can argue there was no cover up of a filed test.

The way the UCI dealt with those situations was to invite the rider in to have a chat about why they were so close but on the right side of an arbitrary level that defines legality. How was it possible they innocently ended up barely legal ? The rider would offer his wrists to be slapped in private.

Kimmage though now has a concrete idea of what occured with the tests so he at least can argue about the dosh LA subsequently gave the UCI and argue collusion and corruption.

 

[thom]

But surely they must be aware of how shakey their ground is likely to become. There is a good chance that the details of LA's financial affairs will become increasingly public and that is not going to be good for them.

They have a story about the LA transaction which they can stick to in a law court.

The problem with dropping the Kimmage suit is they accept the accusations of corruption of McQuaid and Verbruggen. McQuaid is not about to resign but he may start to distance himself from Verbruggen.

I don't know - I think we start to find out at 12 and stop speculating ;-)

Edit: or at 10 CET, which is 11 GMT which is 12 BST...

Double edit - getting conflicting reports on the timing...

Triple Edit : at the moment, I have no idea when the press conference will happen - thanks @Bollo ;-)

 

[subaqua]

ostrich time

 

[Bollo]

Edit: or at 10 CET, which is 11 GMT which is 12 BST...

10 CET is 9 BST is 8 GMT! My job is a lot about timezones. I am to be avoided at parties.

 

[Bollo]

ostrich time

I think you're right. I'd be surprised if we're any the wiser after the announcement beyond a simple ratification of the USADA decision.

 

[thom]

10 CET is 9 BST is 8 GMT! My job is a lot about timezones. I am to be avoided at parties.

7 am EDT and 13.00 CET -> That means 12 uk money innit ?

 

[Bollo]

7am EDT is four hours behind GMT, so 5 hours behind current UK time, which suggests announcement at midday UK time. 10am CET is 9am in the UK, so the two don't tie up.

Run, run while you still have time! There's someone in the kitchen you really need to talk to!!! ;-)

 

[Davidc]

What subaqua says - sand.

 

[BalkanExpress]

Looks at UCI website ....