Why is South Africa supporting Fat Pat - UCI

[nickc]

I see with the UCI elections coming up Fat Pat looks like he is getting the Africa vote. Surely as the cycling powerhouse in Africa we have some influence in the vote. Is Cycling SA backing Fat Pat?

 

Looking at which way the confederations might vote, it would seem that McQuaid can probably count on the support of Africa and Asia. Brian Cookson can probably count on support from the European confederation. Oceania, having appointed 'reform candidate' Tracey Gaudry as their president in December, can probably be called in Cookson's favour, putting Cookson narrowly ahead of McQuaid on 17 votes to 16. Leaving as the big question to be answered: how will the Americas cast their nine votes?

[Guest Kalahari ou]

If africa ever sipports a candidate anywhere... then you know for a fact they chose the wrong one of the two!

[Tumbleweed]

Who represents Africa at the UCI?

[HowellingWulf]

For some or the other reason we, the majority of South Africans, enjoy supporting the Fat Pats Cats.

[nickc]

Who represents Africa at the UCI?

 

Wagih Azzam

 

I like cycling news`s article title:

 

Confederacy of Dunces? A look into the UCI presidential election

[Tumbleweed]

Wagih Azzam

 

I like cycling news`s article title:

 

Confederacy of Dunces? A look into the UCI presidential election

 

Just read it. Sad that Africa passed a motion of confidence in Fat Pat.

Edited June 7, 2013 by Tumbleweed

[American Flyers]

Does Wagih Azzam cycle before? Which country is he from in Africa?

[gummibear]

Does Wagih Azzam cycle before? Which country is he from in Africa?

 

Egypt

[johannrissik]

There's a word with "U" and "C" in it and it describes the situation adequately.

[V12man]

There's a word with "U" and "C" in it and it describes the situation adequately.

 

You owe me a new laptop keyboard cleaning...

[Tumbleweed]

Seems Cycling Ireland is not supporting Fat Pat's nomination.

[Lucky Luke.]

Fat Pat has been giving all of the outlying cycling knobs a good rimming in anticipation of needing their votes for his re-election campaign.

 

To clarify, by this I mean he has been flying them over to Switzerland and giving them a good trousers-down arse licking - probably by way of introduction - as I doubt he's ever met most of them before.

 

Here's our own SA cycling clown with ****-eating grin plastered firmly in place:

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=4

 

Oman

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=3

 

Africa

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=4

 

Mozambique

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=4

 

Uruguay

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=5

 

Morocco (away visit - maybe he enjoys a good tagine)

http://www.uci.ch/Mo...614X49X12Page=4

 

This is all in the last 3 months.

 

There may be more. I started feeling bilious after 5 minutes wading through UCI press releases.

Edited June 15, 2013 by Lucky Luke.

[Lucky Luke.]

This has only served to ensure that I will NEVER pay Cycling South Africa one more cent of my cash. CSA, if any of you are reading this, please kill yourselves now.

[Lucky Luke.]

At last some good news

 

Members of Cycling Ireland, the Irish Cycling Federation, have voted 91 to 74 against nominating Pat McQuaid as their candidate for a third term as president of the UCI, forcing him to seek nomination from Switzerland and casting serious doubts about his chances of success of continuing in the role as UCI president.

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/irish-cycling-clubs-vote-against-backing-mcquaid-for-uci-presidency

['Dale]

Seems Cycling Ireland is not supporting Fat Pat's nomination.

 

I read that, yeah.

Brilliant.

['Dale]

Please let him go away for a long time.

 

Fresh blood please (pun intended)