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After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't
recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. Why... not only because you can't trust the LNDD lab, but there are just too damn many ways to DQ a rider (or team, for that matter) with a doping charge. Specifically, the snippet with the T-Mobile team chef got me to thinking. Up until the coverage, I assumed that the various teams did all their own shopping for and preparation of the team's food. Oh, no... according to Dieter or whatever his name was, every day he faxes a shopping list/menu to the hotel where the team will be staying in four days. The chef at the hotel sees to the purchase of the ingredients and then the kitchen staff at the hotel assists the team's chef in the preparation of the meals. Geez-us H Christ, if there ever were opportunities for someone to sabotage a rider or a team, it surely exists in the kitchens of the host hotels. I'm surprised there weren't more positives, all things considered. Fred |
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On Jul 31, 2:22 pm, "Sandy" wrote:
Dans le message roups.com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. -- Sandy Verneuil-sur-Seine FR "Le Vin est la plus saine et la plus hygiénique des boissons." - Louis Pasteur thank you for missing the point |
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On Jul 31, 6:29 pm, wrote:
On Jul 31, 2:22 pm, "Sandy" wrote: Dans le message roups..com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. -- Sandy Verneuil-sur-Seine FR "Le Vin est la plus saine et la plus hygiénique des boissons." - Louis Pasteur thank you for missing the point- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I don't think Sandy missed the point at all. By not commenting directly on your observation, but criticizing the ridiculous agreement he was bolstering it. It is insane that teams in this day and age of match fixing, crooked officials, do anything to win ethos, and the doping agencies stance that they don't care how it ended up in your body, that the food chain wouldn't be totally controlled and protected. It's insane not to do this. Bill C |
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Sandy wrote:
Dans le message de ups.com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. As soon as Vino, or Moreni, or Mayo takes it to court, laws will count. |
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Dans le message de ,
Kyle Legate a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : Sandy wrote: Dans le message de ups.com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. As soon as Vino, or Moreni, or Mayo takes it to court, laws will count. Court you say? Court!? TAS is as far from a court of law as you can imagine. For those of us who meddle in such affairs, it has the most laughable structure, hierarchy and rules. It takes a brave, very brave aribitrator on such a panel to suggest that justice and law come into play. The entire UCI base rider contract is legal swiss cheese, given EU labor law. Law will only come into play when the organized professional riders withdraw from UCI and refuse all cooperation with WADA. It's bad enough to respond to national anti-doping laws, without giving away all hope to a TAS arbitration. It goes without saying that national federations are either toeing-the-line punitive, or if they dare to deal fairly, they are appealed to TAS. One can hope, but that takes energy. -- Sandy -- Il n'est aucune sorte de sensation qui soit plus vive que celle de la douleur ; ses impressions sont sûres, elles ne trompent point comme celles du plaisir. - de Sade. |
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Sandy wrote:
Dans le message de , Kyle Legate a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : Sandy wrote: Dans le message de ups.com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. As soon as Vino, or Moreni, or Mayo takes it to court, laws will count. Court you say? Court!? TAS is as far from a court of law as you can imagine. I'm not sure what TAS is, but they don't have to challenge the contract within the confines of sport. They can challenge it in a real court, using real contract law, with a real judge presiding. With a whole year's salary on the line, it would be worth challenging the contract as seriously as possible. |
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On Jul 31, 7:40 pm, RonSonic wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:29:24 -0700, wrote: On Jul 31, 2:22 pm, "Sandy" wrote: Dans le message roups.com, a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré : After watching a bit of the coverage on VS over the weekend (don't recall if it was Saturday or Sunday) it occurred to me just how ludicrous it was to require the riders to sign away their rights to a year's salary if caught doping. My defense to this ridiculous penalty is to say, OK, take the salary for the _next_ year. Given that it amounts to zero, not toooooo bad. Besides, even with an arbitration clause in the employment contract, this is as close to unenforceable as you can get. If laws counted, that is. -- Sandy Verneuil-sur-Seine FR "Le Vin est la plus saine et la plus hygiénique des boissons." - Louis Pasteur thank you for missing the point Then what was the point? I took you at your literal meaning that the latest pledge was ludicrous. And I read Sandy as agreeing with that. Ron- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The point was how easy it would be to sabotage a rider or even an entire team through the meal preparation process. How have you people made it through adulthood so far with such poor comprehension skills? |
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