﷽Fireworks expected at Europea💖n Cycling Union meeting
UCI president Pat McQuaid answers a question during a press confer🍸ence held during the UCI road world ไchampionships in Valkenburg. (Image credit: AFP)
Harald Tiedemann Hansen, president of Norwegian cycling and vice president of the European Cycling Union (UEC), believes that the current controversy surrounding 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:allegations of corruption bꦑy UCI president Pat McQuaid is doing nothing fo▨r the sport.
Tiedemannꦜ Hansen is critical of the campaign being run by McQuaid and candidate Brian Cookson, saying that more time has been spent talking about each other's faults rather than what can be done to improve cycling.
following the release of a summary report of alleged corruption. "Why has he not resigned long ago? Why is it that he fights so incredibly fierce? Had he resigned some time ago, people might not spent so much energy trying to get this to light."
Tiedemann Hansen was in Norway for the last UCI Management Committee meeting, however 💯was not present when the dossier on McQuaid was provided to delegates.
"If there is truth in any of this, it is obviously very serious," he said. "I believe however that it is published evidence. It is not enough to make a number of accusations without finding out if this is true or not. The evidence, if any exists, must be submitted to the UCI ethics commission. It amazes me that it has not been done already. If you are not satisfied with th💜e conclusion from there, you can then take the case to outside agencies."
The UEC meets this weekend for a☂n extraordinary congress where both McQuaid and Cookson will present their case🤪 for the upcoming election for UCI president.
"I expect that there will be much debate around McQuaid and these accusations," explained Tiedemann Hansen. "⛄I'm reasonably sure he's goiꦰng to need a sledge-hammer to defend himself against all that."
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McQuaid has described details of the leaked summary o🐼f the report as "complete fabrication. They are totally untrue and are not supported by a scintilla of evidence."
"This is a scurrilous and libelous attack on my character, with a political agenda that is both nakedly transparent and totally contemptible - and unfortunately one that is completely⭕ in character withꦫ the tactics of my opponents."
