UCI and ASO

[NickM]

...Wiggins and Cav are now riding in the Tirreno-Adriatico rather than risk being banned from the Olympics...

Gosh! At this rate they'll make the Olympics open only to amateur athletes

At which point it might (just might) become worth having again...

 

[mondobongo]

It just gets better and better, other sports must be wetting themselves watching this.

Because neither the UCI or ASO have agreed to accept the jurisdiction of the court before it can even start it has to rule on whether CAS itself is competent to make a ruling. Absolute farce the decision should one be made is completely opposable so probably better off not making one.

Cycling Australia has warned its riders that the UCI have every intention of enforcing sanctions and for its riders to take note of the UCI instructions.

Union of Cyclists International not a chance they are about to take the sport into a Civil War.

 

[Dave5N]

Once again McQuaid and the UCI are making it up as they go along. Their own rules specify a ban of 1 month for riding in a prohibited race, not 6.

Don't forget McQuaid himself got banned for riding in Apartheid South Africa.

 

[mondobongo]

CAS bottled it ruled that they did not have jurisdiction to get involved. So its down to the Teams then.

 

[Keith Oates]

And the loser is.................................cycling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[mondobongo]

On this one I agree 100% Keith. Lets get the racing on the go and see what the prunes at the UCI come up with.