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Probably deserves to go in the Lance Armstrong thread on the Black Diamond Corner board - but here is a great case of where the controlling body is more worried about image and turning a blind eye and $$$ what ends up happening.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/lance-armstrong-paid-1m-to-join-2009-tour-down-under/6291258
A report into doping in cycling has revealed Lance Armstrong was paid $1 million to return to cycling in the 2009 Tour Down Under in South Australia.
The report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) has also said the International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid allowed Armstrong to race in the 2009 tour despite not being available for drug testing in the requisite six months prior.
It said it understood Armstrong received a $1 million appearance fee to compete in the race and after he was cleared to ride, he agreed to appear for free at the Tour of Ireland, an event organised by McQuaid's brother.The report said Armstrong would have received a total of $US3 million for taking part in the Tour Down Under from 2009 to 2011.The South Australian Government has repeatedly refused to reveal how much it paid Armstrong to ride in the event, citing commercial reasons.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/lance-armstrong-paid-1m-to-join-2009-tour-down-under/6291258
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Report suggests UCI chiefs 'protected' Armstrong
The CIRC report went further to accuse top leaders of cycling's world body of protecting Armstrong and other drug cheats to protect the sports reputation.
UCI president Brian Cookson said the report highlighted "that in the past the UCI suffered severely from a lack of good governance with individuals taking crucial decisions alone, many of which undermined anti-doping efforts." Cookson did not name individuals, but the CIRC report pointed a damning finger at past presidents Hein Verbruggen and McQuaid. The commission said it found no links between donations amounting to US$125,000 he made to the UCI and a cover up of his drug failures. The CIRC gave a damning assessment, however, of efforts by Verbruggen and McQuaid to shield Armstrong from investigation.
"Numerous examples have been identified showing that UCI leadership 'defended' or 'protected' Lance Armstrong and took decisions because they were favourable to him. This was in circumstances where there was strong reason to suspect him of doping," said the report.
The report also claimed the UCI "purposely limited the scope" of one 2005 independent investigation into Armstrong, and the rider's lawyers wrote portions of its final report. "UCI exempted Lance Armstrong from rules, failed to target test him despite the suspicions, and publicly supported him against allegations of doping, even as late as 2012.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/lance-armstrong-paid-1m-to-join-2009-tour-down-under/6291258
A report into doping in cycling has revealed Lance Armstrong was paid $1 million to return to cycling in the 2009 Tour Down Under in South Australia.
The report from the Cycling Independent Reform Commission (CIRC) has also said the International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid allowed Armstrong to race in the 2009 tour despite not being available for drug testing in the requisite six months prior.
It said it understood Armstrong received a $1 million appearance fee to compete in the race and after he was cleared to ride, he agreed to appear for free at the Tour of Ireland, an event organised by McQuaid's brother.The report said Armstrong would have received a total of $US3 million for taking part in the Tour Down Under from 2009 to 2011.The South Australian Government has repeatedly refused to reveal how much it paid Armstrong to ride in the event, citing commercial reasons.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-09/lance-armstrong-paid-1m-to-join-2009-tour-down-under/6291258
and
Report suggests UCI chiefs 'protected' Armstrong
The CIRC report went further to accuse top leaders of cycling's world body of protecting Armstrong and other drug cheats to protect the sports reputation.
UCI president Brian Cookson said the report highlighted "that in the past the UCI suffered severely from a lack of good governance with individuals taking crucial decisions alone, many of which undermined anti-doping efforts." Cookson did not name individuals, but the CIRC report pointed a damning finger at past presidents Hein Verbruggen and McQuaid. The commission said it found no links between donations amounting to US$125,000 he made to the UCI and a cover up of his drug failures. The CIRC gave a damning assessment, however, of efforts by Verbruggen and McQuaid to shield Armstrong from investigation.
"Numerous examples have been identified showing that UCI leadership 'defended' or 'protected' Lance Armstrong and took decisions because they were favourable to him. This was in circumstances where there was strong reason to suspect him of doping," said the report.
The report also claimed the UCI "purposely limited the scope" of one 2005 independent investigation into Armstrong, and the rider's lawyers wrote portions of its final report. "UCI exempted Lance Armstrong from rules, failed to target test him despite the suspicions, and publicly supported him against allegations of doping, even as late as 2012.
