2007: Still looking back in anger - Part 1

Originally Posted by Crankyfeet

Again..CH..when in the history of cycling could the UCI have declared a war on doping...and there not be any negative fallout? Please explain how they could have kept doping out of cycling and there not be any negative publicity.

Originally Posted by cyclingheroes

2007: Still looking back in anger - Part 1

30.12.2007/ Last year we published our editorial about the past 12 months under the title :"Looking back in anger". So 2007 could only get better... In part one of our editorial review of the year the first 6 months of 2007. Tomorrow the second part of the year, an editorial comment and a look into 2008. We all know something has to be done...

http://www.cyclingheroes.info/id1048.html

Originally Posted by cyclingheroes

Again: Watch the sequence in the Flying Scottsman (the movie) which is about how the UCI wants to get rid of Graem O'Bree. In a meeting at UCI headquarters a member of the board says they can't do anything because O'Bree is clean. The UCI wanted to get rid of him because O'Bree designed and build his bikes by himself. The problem was the UCI couldn't make money with him (bike industrie).

The UCI also used doping to harm ASO and co, they don't had a problem with the negative publicity. It wasn't just Prudhomme (see the Rasmussen thread) who said that, it was the main opinion in the media center during the last tour.

Edit: One could say the Flying Scottsman is just a movie. One could also say: the makers did their research...

Originally Posted by TheDarkLord

It seems like many races are closing down for good. Are there any new races in 2008 to replace the ones that are being closed?

Originally Posted by cyclingheroes

In Germany none. There are some crits dissapearing and it looks like the Regio-Tour (Stage race, on their history winners list are riders like Ullrich, Vino, Klöden) will dissapear as well.

Originally Posted by TheDarkLord

So CH, you are saying that UCI is basically a money making operation with little or no interest in the sport itself. Do the boffins up there ever worry that if pro cycling goes away for good, their source of $$$ will dry up?

Originally Posted by cyclingheroes

2007: Still looking back in anger - Part 2
http://www.cyclingheroes.info/id1049.html

and

2007: Still looking back in anger - Editorial
http://www.cyclingheroes.info/id1050.html

Originally Posted by Andrija

Thanks CH for the first sentence on July in Part 2.
Every one's going to read there is a Serbian cyclist somewhere there in the sport.

Originally Posted by cyclingheroes

Ivan builded the bridge between part 1 and 2: he was also mentioned in the final sentence of part 1.

Originally Posted by Andrija

......but Ivan.
He was here last month, doing some training on same roads I use for my recreational rides... Good to know I can do what he can (clearly not in same tempo, bu who cares).

Originally Posted by Andrija

Yes, but more people will read part 2 and there he is - first thing in July... No Tour, no Vino, no Contadore but Ivan.
He was here last month, doing some training on same roads I use for my recreational rides... Good to know I can do what he can (clearly not in same tempo, bu who cares).