Does anyone think that the " UCI " are able to control an " AMNESTY "? Could UCI have the ability to ask World Governments to step back from prosecuting their Athletes who admit to doping during an " Amnesty " conducted for Cyclists ?
NO !
Would WADA /IOC be able to persuade World Governments to back off during an " Amnesty Period " ? It would require their warning some governments , that they would lose their right to participate at future " Olympic Games ", to gain their cooperation , but they have the necessary gravitas to be able to avoid this conflict occurring !
Here is a comment that i posted in some Blogs recently :
All very well to tell us what took place over the years WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE
DONE THESE PAST WEEKS is to tell ” Delegates to the UCI Management Meeting in
Holland ” the steps that they could take to STOP this recurring FARCE !You are read by many , and i am sure they respect your POV , whereas i would
be regarded as a ” Know nothing ” blowing hard !
YOU TOO CAN ASSIST " ADAPTIVE / PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED SPORT"!!..... THIS BLOG REMINISING ON PLACES AND PEOPLE VISITED OVER 24 YEARS OF PEDALING "PRO TOUR " RACE ROUTES". SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE VISIT . Note that i ride alone and unassisted ! I represent NOBODY and my views in relation to " Para Sport " are personal BUT what others do is their OWN affair ! I encourage ALL to help their National Paralympic Org. assisting those living in their area with dreams of Sporting Achievement .
" Until WDA together with the IOC contact ALL Governments and Establish an ” AMNESTY PERIOD for ALL Sports ” , nothing will change ! Certainly we will see the ” SOL ” pass for many of the near current racers , and they will then write their memoirs , to cash in on the latest craze of outdoing each other with their exposes !
Had you and other ” Sports Journos ” set out a set of circumstances regarding an ” Amnesty ” ,for the Public to put to their ” Delegates ” , then those people would have had to go into this coming UCI Management Meeting with ” Proposals ” and then their failure to act would cause action by their National bodies ! Currently they can sit back and enjoy the ” Gravy Train ” that they are ” elected ” and let the whole matter pass them by !
Hein & Fatpat have a record of doing things , their way , for so long that it appears ” Complacency ” , is the operative description , for what is the current situation !
Today is the eve of a revisit to the ” Festina Affair ” that UCI thought would never reoccur ! Sorry folks , it’s back , and bigger and more dangerous than before !
Years ago i suggested one of the Aussie Women Team Managers could do a better job than fatpat , but i can see that Schrenk , Ashenden , le clerc and perhaps those like me , could do a better job ! None could make a worse job of the current situation that the UCI finds itself !
The past is over , All Governments should cooperate and waive their legislative procedures for an ” AMNESTY PERIOD ” , a ONCE ONLY Op.for those who used PEDs ! Criminal suppliers will be named , no doubt , and they had better depart the scene PRONTO since they will have no client base , once the Amnesty ends !
Those not declaring their past will face LIFETIME BANS when their co conspirators find that they are ar risk of a LifeTime Ban also for not disclosing their involvement !
The ” Amnesty period ” should start 1st October 2012 and be for two months , during this period , each week those declaring themselves to the ” Clearing House appointed ” , will be listed on the website with brief details of the periods involved . Those who were their coworkers or support staff should pay attention , since IF , the Athlete does not declare their wrongdoings and they do not act to declare themselves , then they will almost certainly find on the 1st Jan 2013 that they are also subject to LIFETIME BANS !
On the 1st December 2012 there will be NO FURTHER OPPORTUNITY for Athletes to disclose their past ! THe Website will be published and any Athlete NOT THERE will be subject to the severest penalties ! During December only , Co workers , Team Managers/Owners , Team Doctors/Soigneurs , DS & Mechanics associated with an Athlete that failed to disclose their wrongdoing will have the right to declare themselves for investigation thus avoiding the consequences created by their athletes non compliance !
1st Jan 2013 , the Sporting World will enter a new Regime where 4 year bans and confiscation of Accrued Salaries will be the minimum for a first Offence ! Team Staff will be subject to penalties if during a 3 month period more than one Athlete is Suspended . Third Athlete in Six Months and the team serves a three month suspension ! Fourth Athlete in a twelve month period will mean that the Team is suspended until the next season when they will rejoin two steps lower for a season !
An Athlete on completion of the 4 year Ban will be allowed to rejoin at ” Steps below the level that they left their sport !
Athletes receiving a ” LIFETIME BAN ” will find that they and their family will not be allowed to attend ” Sporting Events ” , booking ” online tickets ” will be impossible and those choosing to circumvent the system will enjoy the same ban . Of course they may be able to buy tickets at the turnstile , but would they want to be asked to leave when discovered ?
NO DOUBT THERE ARE THOSE WHO THINK THE ABOVE IDEAS ARE UNWORKABLE !
You can do better ?
WELL GET TO YOUR DELEGATE TODAY AND TELL THEM HOW THEY CAN SAVE OUR SPORT
Wednesday in Holland could be a START to making a difference , but those there will be busy trying to stay in the ” Gravy Train ” , not seeking the solutions so obviously needed ! "
Lets hope the UCI realise that they are a " small fish in a BIG POND and decide to invite the WADA / IOC combination to come in and help them clean house ! Those managing the UCI know they are not perfect and perhaps if they have a conscience , realise that they could have handled some matters in a better way !
ADDITIONAL Thursday 20th Sept2012
Overnight there are reports in the Telegraph.co.uk of Jon Vaughters contribution at the " UCI Management Meeting :
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/9553805/Jonathan-Vaughters-calls-for-a-Truth-and-Reconciliation-commission-to-look-into-cyclists-doping-past.html
This item i found in CNF thread :
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18079&page=114
Another thread has been started by " new " commenters , so clearly motivated to shed more light on his background and his slow approach to his recent relevations :
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18592
Still unable to access CNF to record my own comments on what UCI are trying to do ion Holland .
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