Tag: UCI
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Brian Cookson reaffirms commitment to women’s cycling
July 04, 2013: Brian Cookson has reaffirmed his commitment to women’s cycling should his bid to become the next President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) prove successful in September. In his manifesto, ‘Restoring Trust, Leading Change’ launched last month, Cookson revealed his plan to develop women’s cycling worldwide, and has reiterated his commitment after…
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I will say that the UCI desperately needs transparency
June 26, 2013: Brian Cookson OBE, President of British Cycling and candidate to become the next President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), today made the following statement in response to comments by Pat McQuaid concerning Mr Cookson’s vision for the UCI expressed in his election manifesto: “The response from Pat McQuaid to my manifesto…
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Cookson unveils election Manifesto to become next President
Paris – France June 24, 2013: Brian Cookson, British Cycling President, today unveiled his election Manifesto for his bid to become the next President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). In his Manifesto, ‘Restoring Trust, Leading Change’, Cookson, who has led a period of unprecedented growth in British Cycling since becoming President in 1996, unveiled…
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President of British Cycling Brian Cookson
London, June 04, 2013: British Cycling President, Brian Cookson, today announced that he is willing to offer himself as a candidate for the position of President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (International Cycling Union). Elections take place at the Annual Congress in Florence, Italy, in September. Cookson said: “I am today announcing that I am…
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Katusha Management’s Appeal upheld CAS
Lausanne, Feb 15, 2013: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld the appeal filed by Katusha Management SA (Katusha) against the International Cycling Union (UCI) in relation to Katusha’s application for a license to participate in the UCI World Tour 2013 season. Further to an investigation by the Auditor appointed by the UCI,…
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UCI Optimistic in Fight Against Drug Abuse
Doha – Qatar, Nov 12: Drug Abuse, Speaking at ASPIRE4SPORT, the Middle East’s leading sport business conference, Dr Mario Zorzoli, Chief Doctor for the International Cycling Union [UCI], today claimed that the war against drug cheats in sport can be won. Dr Zorzoli, addressing the conference on the subject ‘Genetically Modified Athletes: Myth or Reality?’…
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UCI confirms that it is unquestionable to work
OSTERMUNDIGEN, SWITZERLAND, Oct 30, 2012: In the last couple of weeks the cycling sport has been confronted with a new dimension of doping. The Armstrong affair has stirred up the cycling world and the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), as main relation of the bicycle industry towards the UCI, has monitored closely…
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Second world record for Aussie golden girl Meares
Melbourne-Australia, April 08, 2012: Second world record Meares, Australia’s Anna Meares broke her second world record of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships to blitz the field in the women’s 500m time trial on the final night of competition. It was the eighth world record of the championships. The result was enough to ensure…
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AUSTRALIA SHOOTS TO THE TOP OF THE MEDAL TABLE
Melbourne-Australia, April 07, 2012: AUSTRALIA SHOOTS TOP, Australia’s Anna Meares is aiming for her fourth 500 metres individual time trial crown on the final day of the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne on Sunday. Meares won her first world title at the velodrome in Melbourne’s Olympic Park in 2004 and after defending…
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Pendleton wins sixth sprint gold medal Sprints full of drama on day three
Pendleton wins sixth sprint gold, A disqualification has handed Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton the gold medal in the women’s individual sprint in the drama filled night at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Pendleton had the better of Lithuania’s Simona Krupeckaite in the first race and after going down in the second, commissaires awarded…