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Well that got rid of him then, mission accomplished, roll on Rio.
It's tough at the top, few get to experience this but for those that do I take my hat off to them, all things considered and not wanting to drag up the Sexist or Disabled discrimination, how long has she been under his wing and were these problems not highlighted before?
TBH, i reckon he'll have been told to. 3 months to the Olympics, they need someone else in place sharpish.
Wonder what his pension will look like now.
Can we run a sweepstake on who's up for the job or would that be against someone's moral ethics?
Just Asking........
HOY
Wonder how long it will be before he gets a job at team sky ?
how long has she been under his wing and were these problems not highlighted before?
The usual reason discrimination goes on, everyone kept quiet or they would be out.
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with a full pension!...
with a full pension!...
I'd bet his pension will be defined contribution, ie he/BC pay into it. As such he keeps that. Totally normal.
Discrimination, who knows ? Varnish keeps quiet as she's in the team and getting the money. She gets dropped she goes public. Not passing any judgemnet about that but its not uncommon. Have seen it done.
I thought exactly the same but ScottCheg cleared that one up. I couldn't possibly comment though as I wasn't there at the time of the alleged Offence, but if it was " the usual way" it shouldn't be too hard to get to the bottom of, just copy the usual enquiry and get the same old result.
Simple.
xyeti - Member
Can we run a sweepstake on who's up for the job or would that be against someone's moral ethics?Just Asking........
HOY
Would it surprise to know that Chris made the jump to car racing and is competing in Le Mans 2016 alongside Andrea Pizzitola and Michael Munemann in a Ligier JS P2-Nissan?
I sometimes saw the surname Hoy mentioned in recent years, but had no idea it was him until just recently!
No surprise at all, he's on a Nissan advert doing it.
Yep no surprise to me neither as its been advertised enough and they even did a mini documentary on it, some time around ,,Xmas or even earlier, looks like it surprised you though.
Keep up.
He had no choice really
Certainly wouldn't want to hang about for an inquiry.
Yep, with accusations like that........ Sticks like shit to a cat, Meeeeaaawwwwww !
Interesting comment from Steve Peat on FB
Spot on, couldn't happen to a nicer bloke!!
Great input from Steve Peat!
jambalaya - Member
Discrimination, who knows ? Varnish keeps quiet as she's in the team and getting the money. She gets dropped she goes public. Not passing any judgemnet about that but its not uncommon. Have seen it done.
Yeah... But really you are "passing judgement" there aren't you... Otherwise what are you implying then?
Of course another way to look at it is that Sutton has left before an investigation was able to get into the detail of the claims made against him, I'm not saying he is a bigot and a bully, just making an observation 😉
They're still gonna have an inquiry, and he'll have to take part from the way I read the news story.
He said he wanted to get out quick to avoid distractions in the build up to the Olympics. Another view would be that he knew he was a goner so why drag it out?
How selfless of him...
I'm guessing he regrets that interview now.
How selfless of him...
Well I was suggesting that it wasn't, really.
Is pragmatic though.
I wonder how all this has affected the rest of the olympic team. Not an ideal situation to be in within months of the Games.
Ill never forget the a few years ago when Shane Sutton lived near me.
While on a road training ride passing the estate where he lived ,He pulled out right in front of me in a british cycling car.held my hands up in shock ,
he then gave me a two finger salute an told me to f off.
Nice guy
don't think so.
I for one think sorting this apparent sexism in the cycling team and hopefully beyond into other sports elite teams is more important in the long run than any one Olympics. It was facinating to hear one of the women who has been selected for the Triathlon team asked about sexism in her sport on the today program this morning. She said because it was so new to the Olympics and that the sport in general has equal races, equal support/sponsorship and prizes for the men and women it was just not an issue. That Is how it should be and if it requires a root and branch reform of the 'old boys' system as appears to happen in many sports* then so be it.
*I had previous experience of this as a youth in the competitive sailing world
Dave Brailsford - Your Country Needs You! for 100 days until a suitable replacement can be found.
Never thought appointing a brash Australian has a good idea. Fine for a team of thick skinned rugby players, but cyclists are far too sensitive.
Good piece by Will Fotheringham in Guardian at moment
Jimw - the triathletes point that newer sports are more equal has parallels in cycling. I didn't really feel that there was sexism until I did a bit of road racing. Mountain biking is pretty open and it feels fine to have a go and the prizes aren't (usually) massive but everyone gets them.
Dealing with BC / road racing just felt like some kind of throwback to another era. I was quite taken aback.
This would never have happened if they were all using disc brakes instead of calipers or no brakes . 😀
Kuco, With regards to your post, Hopefully it has had a positive effect and shown to others that people will be listened to and actions will be taken. There's no doubt that those on the inside know what he's like and as plenty have illuded to, he's a brash Aussie, It's NOT an excuse it's just how he comes across.
Cocky smug and full of of his own self importance, Of course i dont know the guy and have actually never met him, he might also be the nicest guy on the planet.
But i cant help but think every time i see or hear him "he's got One of them faces that you would never tire of Punching"
Ramsey `Neil, Some of them dont use brakes 😉 surely that counts, No?
The Nicole Cooke article in the Guardian is excellent and doesn't even fully list the differences in treatment at key events
BC has had issues for decades, and it won't change
"But i cant help but think every time i see or hear him "he's got One of them faces that you would never tire of Punching"
Now that is the sort of thing an violent person would say.
Yet Shanaze Read got lots for the BMX, but I don't recall her getting a medal.Having checked; it was, serendipitiously, 5th.
Who knew?
Shanaze was a multiple world champion at BMX and was favourite to win. the fact that she failed (twice) was almost a bigger story than if she had won.
Incidentally I was made up for ACC in the 2008 Olympics, such a great ride showing her all round class rather than just outright power.
British Cycling's week just keeps getting better, doesn't it?