From Cycling News... McQuaid talking about Tyler Hamiltons win in the Washington Hill Climb. For those of you who dont know Hamilton won it last year with Ned Overend coming in 2nd... same results this year. It's an unsanctioned event.
"McQuaid also commented on Hamiltons participation in the Mount Washington hill climb, an unsanctioned event which he won last Saturday. In March the rider competed in a race which was part of the Stazio Criterium Series in Boulder. The UCI were not impressed and successfully put pressure on him to desist by threatening to freeze the licences of any riders who competed against him in these races."
I really am starting dislike the UCI... "The UCI were not impressed"? WTF is that? Who cares whether they were impressed or not... its not their event, and they were going to suspend pro tour riders if they raced it, just to get Hamilton to drop out? Where do they get off punishing roders that have nothing to do with Hamilton just for racing in a non sanctioned event that he happens to be in?
"McQuaid also commented on Hamiltons participation in the Mount Washington hill climb, an unsanctioned event which he won last Saturday. In March the rider competed in a race which was part of the Stazio Criterium Series in Boulder. The UCI were not impressed and successfully put pressure on him to desist by threatening to freeze the licences of any riders who competed against him in these races."
I really am starting dislike the UCI... "The UCI were not impressed"? WTF is that? Who cares whether they were impressed or not... its not their event, and they were going to suspend pro tour riders if they raced it, just to get Hamilton to drop out? Where do they get off punishing roders that have nothing to do with Hamilton just for racing in a non sanctioned event that he happens to be in?