The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has received a request for arbitration from the International Professional Cycling Teams (IPCT) filed against the UCI and ASO (Lausanne, 6 March 2008 – From the Court of Arbitration for Sport) The International Professional Cycling Teams (IPCT) and several teams from the UCI Pro Tour filed a request […]
Here is USA Cycling’s take on the Paris-Nice situation. Note that I added emphasis to a portion at the end. I did this, because this is precisely the sentiment I have felt when thinking about this all week. Colorado Springs, Colo. (March 4, 2008 – from USA Cycling)–After several days of highly-publicized reports in the […]
Update to last night’s podcast . . . here are the web sites where you can sign the petitions to tell ASO to let Levi, Alberto and Team Astana defend the 2008 Tour de France: Let Levi Ride! ¡Contador Al Tour! Sign the petition and let them know how you feel. If you are inclined […]
Last year, the UCI was threatening ASO for not inviting all 20 ProTour teams to Paris-Nice. You may remember that French law didn’t allow the sponsorship of professional sports teams by wagering organizations (shh . . . don’t mention the Lotto team). In actuality, most people believed that the real reason for ASO’s decision had […]
As if yesterday’s story about the driver who laughed about killing a cyclist wasn’t enough, here’s today’s bit of unbelievable news: A Spanish driver is suing the family of a cyclist whom he hit and killed. To add insult to injury (literally), the driver said, “I’m also a victim in all of this, you can’t […]
Lots of listeners sent me the same story today. It concerns Melissa Arrington, a woman convicted of negligent homicide in the death of cyclist Paul L’Ecuyer. In a jail house phone call, she can be heard laughing and joking about the death of the cyclist. As a result, she received a sentence of 10-1/2 years […]
From listener Daniel, here is the response received to his complaints about the recent Matthew Parris article: Dear Daniel As you may know, the PCC received a large number of complaints about the Matthew Parris article about which you recently raised concerns. The Commission has now assessed whether the article in question, headlined “What’s smug […]
Earlier today the Amgen Tour of California announced the teams that will be participating in this year’s event. The 650-mile, eight-day stage race, modeled after the Tour de France and considered to be the most important and popular race held on U.S. soil, will take the world’s top professional cycling teams from Palo Alto-Stanford University […]
According to Carlton Reid of QuickRelease.tv, Matthew Parris’s hateful pile of vitriol is now on track to have more complaints lodged with the Press Complaints Commission than the most complained about story of 2007. And 2008 is only days old. In addition, reports Carlton, the Commission is still considering whether to file charges against Parris. […]
