McQuaid, Meet the Man Who Wants to Replace You

So, it's being reported that Brian Cookson, the head of British Cycling, is about to announce he wants McQuaid's job. This could be very good news. http://velonews.competitor.com/2013...challenge-from-brit-for-uci-presidency_289557

 

putting long odds on cookson supplanting pat, although i'm glad to see someone try. perhaps the latest positives from the giro will bring other voters to cast a ballot against the "steady on course" current captain.

 

Rumor is more are on the way.

 

I dunno. The article said that Cookson had been querying other federations about their thoughts about him running. I assume that he got a lot of positive feedback, else I doubt he would have announced his run today. I think if you couple that with the serious loss in credibility for the UCI and serious questions about the future role of the UCI or even its future existence, a lot of federations are likely to see McQuaid as the star gone supernova albatross( whose core radius is quickily decreasing and passing the Schwarzschild radius) around cycling's neck that is eventually going to rip the UCI to shreds on its way to the newly formed singularity of disreputability and irrelevance. Things could be already and are likely approaching a time when McQuaid's promises about future races and other cycling benefits no longer have any value to said federations whatsoever.

 

pat is taking the challenge seriously, given his quick attack on cookson. perhaps mc quaid fears that the other national federations were paying lip service to his candidacy while hoping/planning to vote for any challenger to mc quaid. wondering what deals are being made over the phones at this time.

 

If pat had any sense, he would step down and go away quietly. I can't see this happening.

 

I can't see it happening either.
McQuaid will attempt to hold on to power come what may unfortunately.

 

An update published yesterday, if folk here are interested in reading.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/presidents-campaign-trail-faces-bitter-twist-29331167.html

 

I hope the estimate of Irish cycling clubs against McQuaid's re-election really is 4:1.

 

It's difficult to know, alienator.

A group of us have spent the best part of the last 8-12 weeks meeting with, phoning, emailing, bribing, persuading clubs and the delegates about the EGM.
I can tell you that the McQuaid supporters have been lobbying those same clubs too.

I know that there is sufficient opposition to McQuaid from the sport here. Whether it is sufficient to scupper his nomination or not is difficult to assess at this point.
It won't be for the want to trying to scupper this presidency.

 

with the news that the swiss federation is reconsidering its position concerning the current uci boss, perhaps mc quaid has something to worry about.

 

Yep. He certainly isn't sure what the result of the EGM will be, and with the Swiss reconsidering their position under the weight of intense scrutiny by the media, some big movers, and some federations, the Irish federation in particular, I'm willing to be he's at least nervous and suffering from a hefty case of dyspepsia. He also has to see that almost no one responded in his favor to his accusatory messages re: Cookson and others.

 

Interviewed on current affairs programme on TV tonight, following a clip including Jorge Jakshe Travis Tygart and some doctors, McQuaid gets interviewed.
Go to the link and at about 25min, you'll see the clip and the interview. Pat looks rattled.

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10156917/

 

He's a tosser, Steve.

 

Apparently today McQuaid got slapped in the forehead with the Irish Dick of Reality as things didn't turn out in his favor in the EGM: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/irish-cycling-clubs-vote-against-backing-mcquaid-for-uci-presidency Here's hoping the Swiss honor the Irish vote.

 

There seems to be a shortage of good news for McQuaid: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mike-plant-publicly-ends-his-support-of-pat-mcquaid

 

I was at the meeting and I'm proud that the EGM took the correct decision

 

It's a damn fine decision and in a just world, it would carry great weight with the Swiss Federation.

 

Thanks.

The EGM was a close run thing but sense finally prevailed. I'm reliably informed that McQuaid went ballistic when he heard the news /img/vbsmilies/smilies/smile.gif