CYCLOCOSM Comment ! Rejected ?

Cyclocosm is a website i enjoy reading , their latest post provides an opportunity to vent on the current " Mish Mash " that pits All Stakeholders in the " Lance-gate Event " against each other .

http://cyclocosm.com/2013/01/cycling-organization-press-release-generator/

Chose to Spoof " UCI " , that pack of fools , currently the domain of the aigle tag team duo !

My effort was entitled :

 " Cycle Racing , GONE BANANAS !"


The Insanity of Cycle Racing has never been more visible than these past 24hrs !

Lance's Confession has led the USADA & WADA , to be attacked by UCI , whilst Lance spoke to CyclingNews , denigrating their supposed efforts to help him ! Amongst the Documents that UCIIC sought , were proof of the UCI's conspiracy to assist Lance .During this period CCN , released documents demonstrating that UCI were attempting to prevent Cyclists from having their Bio Passports being investigated .

Suffice to say, that UCI's Negative reputation is no longer in doubt!
Having allowed Lance to return to Racing , before the mandatory 6 month Out of Competition period , they reduced the Bio Passport testing as evidenced in the following articles here :

 http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13818/UCI-documentation-suggests-governing-bodys-claims-over-testing-were-misleading.aspx

http://www.changecyclingnow.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/CCN_Press_Release_300113.pdf

That these documents were not passed to the UCIIC , is evidenced by the UCI terminating the " Independent Commission " , that they thought they had " Blindfolded and Handcuffed " , with a set of " Terms of Reference " that major witnesses such as WADA , USADA & Change Cycling Now , were not prepared to live with ! Confirmation of this , can be found in the Statement released by @tanni_GT :

http://www.tanni.co.uk/news/latest/i/263/

Friday's Meeting of the " UCIIC " resulted in phat mc splat , instructing the QC & 6 Lawyers , to promise action over the weekend , including contact with the Head of WADA , John Fahey . This was borne out by the following articles where UCI tried to control matters by releasing their " edited version " :
http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?source=SiteSearch&id=OTAxNg&MenuId=MTI2Mjg&CharValList=&CharTextList=&CharFromList=&CharToList=&LangId=1

John Fahey , behaved in a more respectful manner with the information released by WADA :

http://playtrue.wada-ama.org/news/statement-from-wada-president-john-fahey-in-response-to-uci-press-release-of-january-28-2013/

For my part , i would hope that come Friday , The UCI Executive Management Meeting , will result in the Delegates , deciding " ENOUGH is ENOUGH " , and dispensing with the services of the " Aigle tag team duo "!


Well folks , " Musical Chairs music , has just stopped , time to try and find a place until the next go round !


Cyclocosm's reply !

Post Failed!

You have failed to prove yourself human. Please go back and try it again.

Jacques Rogge , ACT !

Today Lance was stripped of his Bronze Medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympic Road Race Time Trial !  With the USADA Reasoned Decision Report in 2012 , this comes as no surprise . Question now , is the IOC going to pass to the 4th placed Athlete , as would normally be required ?  Problem here , though , Abraham Olana was an Athlete with "question Marks ". With a proven connection to Dr Ferrari , known for giving " training  advice ( Doping in particular ?)" , 

are we not moving the medal from one cheat to another ? Following Olano at nominal 5th was Laurent Jalabert , who appears to be free of the taint of " Doping "!

With this being a separate aspect of Lance's Troubles , and the implications for the IOC in awarding the Medal to another Racer , i thought it worth creating a different thread from those already existing .

CYCLING NEWS FORUM " clinic " Thread stream :http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=1113022#post1113022

  "  LANCE , Bronzed OFF !

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Whilst he awaits the Public response to his efforts with Oprah , IOC has decided he should be struck from their records !

Laughably the fourth place in 2000 , has a " Doping question mark ALSO ! Olano , that Spaniard , now stands ready to pick up a Minor Medal .

Before IOC , rewards Olano , may i suggest they follow the ASO example of " Vacating that year's ITT Results ? Perhaps even the Road Race also ? Of course it may not be " politically acceptable since VINO won in London ! "

RESULT was this prompt reply  :

We have enough LA threads, put it in one of them. Susan __________________ I dream of a better world, where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned.

Guess you don't argue with the Umpire ! Here is a link to the Google Website detailing the various Olympic Road Race results .

Another Item of Interest came to my attention today that causes the Men's  ITT of  Olympic 2000 Sydney Results  to be questioned  :

Tweet by INRNG :

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng

The United States, on behalf of Floyd Landis, alleges...pic.twitter.com/udakcHKY   PHOTO

Note the name " Ekimov "! " Eki " was 2nd in Athens but replaces Shamilton , who was stripped of the Gold Medal when he confessed to the USADA  of PED usage whilst with the Lance Teams . Question is what IOC will do about The 2000 Gold Medal also , now that there is confirmation of questionable  behaviour on Ekimov's part  ? 

Im addition to the Medal Problems , brought about , through the lax /maladministration of the UCI Management , there are questions about " Monies " being passed to the UCI , over a period of time . I have read of reports of Lance , passing money to the UCI , to invest in " Doping Detection Equipment "!

Sums of $100000 and $25000 , have been mentioned .  There have been confirmation reports by both phat and heinous and statements of regret by them for getting involved in these matters .

Separately there have been " Undocumented  reports "  that " Nike " has made payments in relation to matters concerning " Lance's difficulties . Surfacing today was this article that demonstrates a connection between an Investment Bank and Verbruggen : 

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578246001221628488.html

The person of Tom Weisel has been heavily invested in Cycling Teams and their mansagement since the mid 1980's , according to articles that i have read . Another person known as " Och " , has been on the scene for about the same period of time , both as a Racer in the mid 80's and recently in Team Management with BMC , the Road Racing Team of Cadel Evans !

Tom Weisel has been reported to have views on " Doping "!

  "  In a 2008 interview with the Journal, Weisel said of doping in the sport of cycling: "Handle the problem below the surface and keep the image of the sport clean. In the U.S. sports—baseball, basketball, football—most fans couldn't care less."

Speculation over the years as to the connections that exist between Armstrong , Weisel , Ochowicz , phat & heinous has resulted in a variety of comments in a great many Cycling forum . the following comment is typical of them :

  "  Verbruggen transfusing money into hedge funds run by Ochowicz and managed by Weisel.

Armstrong investing in a gold mine owned by Paul Sherwin.

No wonder no one was going to test positive. "

With ALL these different strands of Wrongdoing , one wonders what the " IOC " is doing ? So many " Scandals " over the years connected to the " IOC ", have surfaced , that it is little wonder that phat & heinous , have not been " dumped " from their " UCI " management posts ?

For my part , as a private citizen , i find it hard to accept that the Aigle tag team , are allowed to drag down the Cycling Sport , whilst they are receiving a Salary , paid from the Racing Fees of the UCI Members .

Letter to Jacques Rogge   via @iocmedia

Attn Jacques Rogge : Chairman IOC 

Greetings 

Today the IOC stripped Lance Armstrong of the 2000 Sydney Time Trial Cycling Bronze Medal . With the USADA Reasoned Decision Report , there was enough evidence , to justify this action . Currently i have heard no report about this medal being reassigned . With the fact , that , Abraham Olano being a client of the notorious " Dr Ferrari ", it is doubtful that he would be worthy of consideration . 

Today a blogger responding to the title @inrng , posted a photo , of an extract of the " Whistleblower Action " that the US Government has joined in relation to recovery of " US Postal Monies "! This extract details the name " Ekimov " amongst the team members involved in that event . This tweet is the source of the extract :

the Inner Ring ‏@inrng

The United States, on behalf of Floyd Landis, alleges...pic.twitter.com/udakcHKY   PHOTO

Another Newspaper report , surfaced today , that you should be made aware .

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323783704578246001221628488.html

 This report concerns the connection between Hein Verbruggen and Thomas Weisel , an Investment Banker . Over the past Year there have been reports confirmed by UCI Management , of various monies being received , from Interests associated with Lance Armstrong . No doubt you are aware of various sums of money connected with Sponsors of Armstrong , even speculation of as much as $1/2 Million , changing hands because of " Doping " issues .

Yesterday , as you no doubt are aware , the " Independent Commission " established by " UCI Management ",  issued a report , regarding difficulties they are encountering with UCI's intransience in respect of their need to  review  the initial " Terms of Reference " :

http://www.uciic.org/press-release/

Since UCI are dependent on IOC for their existence , i feel sure that YOU will direct Pat Mc Quaid , IOC Member , and Hein Verbruggen , IOC Member , not to continue causing the UCI to be brought into disrepute by their continuing " Disruptive Behaviours "!

When you step down from the Chair of the IOC , later this Year , it would be very well received by Cycling Fans and others associated with the UCI activities , if you find some way to terminate their involvement with Cycling Sport ! This is one LEGACY that would be truly appreciated by Followers of Sport ,  in the future  years .

Sincerely 

Skippy Mc Carthy 

Copies to :@IOCMedia , @DavidWalshST , @Paulkmmage , @steephillTV , @ATLbike ,


Trawling through a variety of Cycling and Business Forums , i turned up the following remarks :

  "  This one part of the article should be enough to toast Hein;

In a 2008 interview with the Journal, Verbruggen said he had never been involved in a business relationship with Ochowicz and Weisel.

Hein becoming toxic and the IOC really hates it when people start asking questions that are backed up with facts."


  "  i would think his monthly account statements would show he benefited greatly from hot stock IPO's that weisels firms underwrote. these shares are typically handed to "prized" clients as a thank you on Wall Street."

  "   When the Weasel bankrolled an attempt to get the Summer Olympics in San Fransisco, he probably thought that he had the IOC votes in the bank. Literally."

  "  Nope. This is the IOC. Money talks and Hein makes the IOC good money. Being directly involved in corruption and managing it well is the halmark of a senior Olympic official. Hein got SportAccord off the ground too."

  "  If the scandalous stories start to include the IOC, that's when things might end for Hein. Until then, it's all good. I post stuff about the IOC when I have spare time here: http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=15550 Go to the last page. An excellent summary of IOC members and their scandals is posted there."

  "  Good call. That Thom Wiesel is a smart guy. I hope they didn't exchange emails about it on the brokerage email account. Data retention laws might help catch this guy.

SEC and related agencies won't do anything about it from their side."

Most of these people must be breathing easier after Lance's silence last night ?

LANCE to go on OPRAH SHOW !

Drumrolls , fanfares and Oprah reveals she has captured the " Lance Controversy " , next week ! With only 2.4million viewers ther Oprah Show needs all the help it can find ?


One of the comments i found on CNF clinic , that sums up this situation ! 

  "  Uh, not quite. She couldn't disembowel a chicken.

It's all about the $$$. Eff'n wh0res, both of them. They're going to milk this for all it's worth. After all, this world is full of dumbsh!ts that will literally buy every thing O peddles.

Un.Friggin.Believable. "

The Sky Breakfast Show Host , Eamonn Holmes , said the same in a more polite way !


more will follow when i get back after lunch ! Another day that i can cycle to an appointment , 4th day of an extraordinarily warm winter !

As Lance's advisors , had predicted , the Media has gone viral . Most Major News Networks on Tuesday were giving more than enough time to speculation about what would be revealed .  Even before Oprah made her announcement , Juliet Macur on Friday with her piece in the New York Times had generated huge Media interest , some of the items , i visited are below :

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/lance-armstrong-doping-admission_n_2413443.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

http://www.grahamwatson.com/view/viewmain.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/05/sports/cycling/lance-armstrong-said-to-weigh-admission-of-doping.html?_r=1&

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/05/sport/new-york-lance-armstrong/index.html

http://espn.go.com/sports/endurance/story/_/id/8814744/report-lance-armstrong-banned-competing-all-olympic-sports-considering-publicly-admitting-used-performance-enhancing-drugs

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/lance-armstrong-made-overtures-to-usada-regarding-confession-dialogue-now-closed/2013/01/05/1008a00a-5766-11e2-bf3e-76c0a789346f_story.html

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/40863250/

http://www.5280.com/magazine/2013/01/talking-points?page=0,1

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/i-team/cyclist-lance-armstrong-public-confession-drug-article-1.1233634

http://aol.sportingnews.com/sport/story/2013-01-05/lance-armstrong-caught-in-web-he-created-cyclist-deserves-no-sympathy#comments

http://redkiteprayer.com/2013/01/the-explainer-broken-promises-a-potential-confession-and-cheap-advice/comment-page-1/#comment-536340

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/lance-armstrong-doping-admission_n_2413443.html?show_comment_id=219220824#comment_219220824

http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/01/analysis/hoberman-qa-outlining-corruption-doping-collusion-at-the-ioc-uci_270482/2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18451131

This was my comment to " Huff " and was the basis of others :

” ARMSTRONG ! There is a name to conjure with . One walks on the moon , Another is a woman that retired , then came BACK and won the Women’s Olympic Cycling TT Gold Medal and of course there is the man , that tired of defending his ” Drug Free Reputation “!

Juliet Moncur thinks that ” April Fools Day ” has been moved to January , at least by claiming anonymous sources , she reveals to the Cycling World , the unbelievable concoction of speculation .

Grahan Watson rated a tweet from Lance for his recent blog item : http://www.grahamwatson.com/view/viewmain.html

Had this article , been the subject of Moncur’s article , then the Cycling World may not have shown as much interest, and repeated the article ? Perhaps , she is taking lessons from Sally , you know the one who co authored those Lance books .

CNN has since received an email from Armstrong’s Lawyer : 

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/05/sport/new-york-lance-armstrong/index.html


Last year , when the Grand Jury was closed down , i stated that it would reappear in April/May when the ” Presidential Honeymoon Period had elapsed . Seems like the Fat Lady is being sent back into retirement .

Until those , that created the environment that set up the Business Structure that allowed Lance to think that ” Doping/PED Products ” were the way forward , are brought to Justice , there will be NO CLOSURE !

Other Sports are being Tainted by Business Interests , using the tactics of ” Don King / Boxing ” and this Cycling Model practiced by those ” Clean Cut Ole Boys from the Good ole USA “!

WADA chief John Fahey , last year , admitted that his Agency was struggling to cope with the depth of the Doping Problem . I should like to see a more Current ” Donatti Report ” than the info from 2006 .

Was that ” Report ” the reason , ALL those ” Cyclists , admitting to USADA , their complicity , stopped using ” PED products “?

We live in exciting times ?

With Oprah's announcement , many more people joined the fray :

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/11/sports/baseball/11giambi.html?_r=1&   

This item seems to suggest that Lance may choose to deflect any admission in a similar fashion ?

Jaimie Fuller , founder of CCN , has the following to add :

http://watercooler.skins.net/blog/2013/01/08/hey-lance-if-youre-going-to-confess-you-better-do-it-right/#comment-235

One of the bloggers that i regularly follow has this to say  :

http://cyclocosm.com/2013/01/feeding-the-trollstrong-foundation/comment-page-1/#comment-47645