UCI and Paul Kimmage

[thom]

'J'ai les moyens de vous faire un coureur positif quand je veux...'
Who said this ?
Paul Kimmage takes to twitter

 

[Kiwiavenger]

How long until Millar gets hauled up too

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/mobile/cycling/19686432

 

[lukesdad]

Not being familiar with the Swiss legal system. How does this work does Kimmage have to prove the allegation or the UCI dissprove it ?

 

[Red Light]

Not being familiar with the Swiss legal system. How does this work does Kimmage have to prove the allegation or the UCI dissprove it ?

Kimmage has made the allegations. UCI is saying they are false. But primarily it is for Kimmage to show his allegations are true although one can expect UCI to be required to produce evidence to demonstrate they are not true. The fact he's had to be subpoenaed to appear will not help his case with the Court though.

 

[thom]

Michael Ashendon invoices the UCI in order to support Kimmage's defence fund !

 

[rich p]

Michael Ashendon invoices the UCI in order to support Kimmage's defence fund !

Michael Ashenden impresses me every time I read his stuff but that is priceless!

 

[Red Light]

Michael Ashendon invoices the UCI in order to support Kimmage's defence fund !

No wonder they have problems. €130 an hour for expert work? That's about the same as the labour charge to service a car! The legal experts on these cases will be getting at least three times that.

 

[Noodley]

classic

 

[thom]

So Tyler Hamilton has decided to auction the entirety of his cycling memorabilia online and donate the proceeds to the Paul Kimmage defence fund !

 

[Hont]

Fund is over $18,000 now. Just donated. Not much, but every little helps.

 

[rich p]

I can't help wondering if this case won't make it to court given that the USADA evidence will be in the public domain by then and the UCI may have been shown to be corrupt anyway.

 

[thom]

I can't help wondering if this case won't make it to court given that the USADA evidence will be in the public domain by then and the UCI may have been shown to be corrupt anyway.

Yeah, I think the UCI are to get the evidence soon and it will become public by the end of the year.
In the L'Equipe interview, Tygaart is super confident about the case, saying the effect on LA's reputation will be 30 times more destructive than what has been seen so far. You kind of think their allegations against the UCI are going to be backed up well too and Kimmage will be able to use that in his defence.

 

[thom]

Kimmage funds near $40 k and he sorts out legal representation

 

[thom]

UCI issue press release. Not much to it though.

 

[thom]

Mc Quaid's sister makes some comments :
All I'm asking for here is a bit of balance in the discussion. Paul Kimmage is being painted as a saint and Pat McQuaid as a villain. Neither portrayal is true. Paul Kimmage is a former doper. He lied to the fans and no doubt to his family and friends for years while he raced. He says he didn't take any of the hard stuff because he couldn't afford it... Perhaps that's like Lance Armstrong saying he didn't dope. We only have their word for it.