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Cookson , about 1 year into it
Last Post 07/05/2014 06:38 PM by Ride On. 15 Replies.
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Ride On
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| 07/01/2014 05:55 AM |
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Cookson has been on the job now about a year hasn't he? Just like in any job, time for his end of year job performance review. Honestly I can't think of anything he had really done good or bad. Sure something are in the works but every time I try and use the "I've got things going" with my boss in the end year review he says "We pay you to finish things not start them" McQuaid where are you now ? |
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jrt1045
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| 07/01/2014 09:41 AM |
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| he has to push everything uphill, his term will definitely be a long sail before you see some concrete results. I do like the fact that he seems a lot more open and less likely to sweep things under the rug in a way that the old school euro gentleman seems to have perfected |
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Orange Crush
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| 07/01/2014 11:26 AM |
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A lot of what he wants to do takes time; so be it.
But I would like to know about the CIRC; cause it sounded like that would just be a waste of time.
He should also have made a strong statement about the Stelvio stage because while that was great racing, it was an abomination from a race management perspective and needs to be addressed. |
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Pin0Q0
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| 07/01/2014 11:45 AM |
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| This is not a microwave dinner. These things take time. |
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79pmooney
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| 07/01/2014 12:48 PM |
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I like what I have seen. After the Froome incident, instituting the panel of three for all TUEs and announcing new rules to be worked out with WADA and in effect at the beginning of the year. A nice, even, practical and doable response.
A second to jrt045. I'll give Cookson a pass for now on Stelvio. I can see the wisdom of not making any judgement until everything has cooled down and all facts to be had are in. Ultimately the strongest, most aggressive rider won and the massive screwup that stage didn't decide the outcome. Cookson saying nothing may well have been far better that getting it wrong.
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Orange Crush
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| 07/01/2014 01:00 PM |
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Oh I didn't expect him to comment on the race itself or the outcome Ben. But he should have been contrite immediately that the Stelvio stage laid bare a huge gap in the race rules (really, the railroad crossing rule is all we have?) and I dare say in the training of race officials to deal with these situations.
Cookson doesn't get a pass on that one because he has cycling modernization high in his agenda. How are you going to modernize the sport if you can't even run one of the biggest events of the year properly? |
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79pmooney
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| 07/01/2014 01:40 PM |
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OC, I think his silence is far better than what we heard from UCI after the incredibly botched finish last year. (Was that an early Tour race where the Sky bus got stuck, the race shortened then allowed to go the full distance?) I think his approach is that his job isn't to patch things, it is to get properly working systems as a standard for the future. Sometimes it is better to say not enough than to alienate someone you may need later. (And I think it is entirely probably that one or more of the erring officials at Stelvio might be among those people.)
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jmdirt
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| 07/01/2014 02:19 PM |
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I don't want to hear what Cookson has to say, I want to see the results of him talking with organizers, officials, doctors, directors, and riders. I hope that he has talked with everyone about the Giro to hopefully avoid similar situations in the future, but I don't need him to hold a press conference to tell me about it.
Pin, good analogy, this isn't a microwave dinner, this is a 10 course meal, it will take time to cook, and time to eat.
Ben, Orica-Greenedge bus...what a mess! |
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Ride On
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| 07/02/2014 06:05 AM |
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Man you guys are easy bosses to work for, take your time, no problem, I see the big picture, I realize how screwed up it was before you got on the project, results ? Oh those can wait until later.
Sign me up I want that kind of job , one where I basically do nothing and collect a big check. Sweet gig. |
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jmdirt
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| 07/02/2014 10:04 AM |
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| Ride on, I thought about this while I was in slow traffic yesterday. If Cookson would have been voted in to build a new structure on a perfect lot, I would expect it to be nearing completion. He was voted in to remodel a crumbling old structure, on a bad lot, with bad infrastructure, not to mention suspect workers lurking around. We aren't seeing every thing that is going on. For example, maybe he has taken step to avoid a mess up like the Giro, but we don't know about it yet. |
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Orange Crush
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| 07/02/2014 12:02 PM |
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Cookson is the boss so who is doing his performance review? I'd hope he'd be doing these kind of reviews with various teams responsible and hold them to account. This in my mind is the big problem with many sporting organizations, lots of sport enthusiasts but few that actually know how to run things. I see it in the 500-odd kids youth soccer club where I am part of the executive; but it permeates to upper echelons of sporting organizations.
My team at work have clear budgets, deliverables and timelines that are measured in the span of weeks/months (sometimes days). But I am tasked with growing the team which is a multi-year undertaking. Big difference.
There is no comparison between the Orica bus incident (unpredictable event) and the Stelvio stage (predictable) which with slightly different weather could have gone so wrong on so many levels. Very different in cause and consequence. Clearly it did not sit well with many involved in the sport and some communication from Cookson would have been key. For the guy at the top, communication should be one of the top performance measures while his team does the work. |
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jmdirt
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| 07/02/2014 01:23 PM |
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" For the guy at the top, communication should be one of the top performance measures while his team does the work."
I agree OC, but like I said above, his communication should be with the officials, promoters, doctors, directors, and riders. Now if he can communicate with fans on some level that is great, but that can be problematic. If he is doing his job we should be able to see it without having him tell us.
Another thing about him being the "boss" is that he didn't get to hire most of his employees. He appointed a few positions, but most of the people who work at the UCI are voted in by national federations. |
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Orange Crush
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| 07/02/2014 01:40 PM |
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| You are right jmdirt but the way the sport and the larger world works with all the twitting and tweeting, if that communication with officials, promoters, doctors, directors, and riders had happened, we'd know about it. Plus Cookson was really quick to the twitter trigger with the silly PR vial incident, so that makes me frown more than a little on the silence in regards to Stelvio stage. |
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jmdirt
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| 07/02/2014 04:43 PM |
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| Good point OC. |
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Ride On
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| 07/02/2014 07:35 PM |
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Name the things he has done ?
1) started a commission , bug whoop on that one, was anyone not going to do that.
2) he changed the rules for the hour record just when 3 guys were set to go for it
3) he said women's cycling is important
I'm really not against the guy but basically from the outside looking in , what has he done in 9 months on the job ? |
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