?pound foolish?

[Tumbleweed]

from ap?

MADRID - Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen is surprised WADA has broken ties with cycling's governing body because it is suing Dick Pound.
Verbruggen spearhead the lawsuit against Pound, the former World Anti-Doping Agency president.
"I'm very surprised. Why change our relationship now after always having worked with us before?" Verbruggen told The Associated Press in a telephone interview.

 

Former UCI president surprised WADA cut ties to cycling union ...

[Thug]

I thought the saying started.......... penny wise......

[Sammajoor]

I thought the saying started.......... penny wise......

 

I thought I heard a penny drop

[Tumbleweed]

just adapted it a bit ?

[widget]

Hein Verbruggen has used cycling as his play thing for years, he turned a blind eye when he knew full well the extent of the doping issues going on in the pro peleton (and locally) he couldnt have cared less about the riders or the disasterous effects of the doping culture he ignored.

 

His only interest was one of power, cycling was a way to riches and noteriety and he trampeled  on the heads of everybody who stood in his way, and let an ailing sport fall into critical condition by his ineptitude and disregard.

 

Now he instigates legal action against the only person who had the balls to stand up to him and expects him to just continue as before............Verbruggen is like a dinosaur, he wantonly destroys the very source of his existance and cant see himself doing it.

 

I hope he is ready for a fight, Dick pound has never hiden from one before and I am fairly sure he has some "grimy" info on the great Verbruggen which he will be only too happy to use in a public court and gallery - sadly the biggest looser here will be Professional cycling which will again be dragged backwards through the mud - Farewell Hein, you wont be missed.

 

widget2008-04-01 01:22:53

[Tumbleweed]

for you, widget:

PARIS April 2 Sapa-AFP
SPORTS: POUND AMONG FOUR CANDIDATES FOR CAS PRESIDENCY
Former World Anti-Doping Agency chief (WADA) Dick Pound will be among four candidates targetting the presidency of the Court of Arbritation for Sport (CAS) in Monaco on Thursday despite being at the centre of a legal wrangle with the International Cycling Union (UCI).
The 66-year-old Canadian, a lawyer by profession and who lost out to Jacques Rogge for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2001, is the highest-profile of the four candidates bidding to succeed Senegalese judge and CAS founder Keba Mbaye, who died last year. Italian lawyer Mino Auletta who has been acting as interim president is also in the running.

Dick Pound among four candidates for CAS presidency

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I would have no problems with Pound as president of the CAS.

 

..................I can tell you what will happen to Landis and his ilk then.! 

widget2008-04-02 01:43:01

[Tumbleweed]

but then you'd have landis taking his case to the icj because he thinks that pound doesn't like him?

[porky]

It seems Pound was defeated.

 

PRESS RELEASE

I

NTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT ( ICAS)

C

OURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)

E

LECTION OF THE ICAS/CAS PRESIDENT

Monaco, 4 April 2007

? On the occasion of its 27th Meeting, held in Monaco, the International Council

of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) elected Mr Mino Auletta (Italy) as President of ICAS/CAS.

Mr Auletta performed the function of President

ad interim of ICAS/CAS as from January 2007, further

to the death of Judge K?ba Mbaye, President and founder of ICAS/CAS.

Mr Mino Auletta is Attorney-at-law at the Milan High Court and at the Court of Appeal. He is also

legal counsel of the International Athletic Foundation in Monaco and was member of the legal

commission of the International University Sports Federation (FISU).

 

although Pound says he will still stay on the board.

Mr Auletta seems to have a fine Pedigree though, I am sure he will be fine.

[bob_the_builder]

A pound of dick, really, who could take that seriously?