2014 Pro-cycling season thread

We did, but it has been reignited by Kimmage on twitter.

If Cookson got the job because he was the best candidate with the right skill set, it should be quite straightforward for him to get a job elsewhere in a related field. However, if they can demonstrate there is no conflict of interest (which should also be straightforward) then I don't think he should be hounded out of his job.

**As to why Kimmage is asking questions now, perhaps it only recently came to his attention? **

I can see both sides of the argument and on balance I think it is legitimate, but I also think it is reasonable to ask questions.

He's an investigative journalist isn't he? Oli been at Sky for four years, Cookson president for six months, no need for Detective Poirot to find that one out, more like Inspector Clouseau. Sounds like someone's pointed out to him a fact that was glaringly obvious. Were we discussing it on this thread recently even? And yet he rears up on Twitter, surely one of the most facile of platforms for meaningful debate, and demanded the TRUTH and accused of cycling fans of having 'a la carte' principles because they didn't agree with him.

I have no problem with Kimmage's intentions, just question his methods. His extreme aggression at times is counter-productive, marginalising himself and making him look the angry village drunk, shouting obscenities while everyone else shakes their head. There was a particularly nasty exchange with Richard Moore I remember, and his trolling of Brailsford using EBH was in poor taste as well, to name but a couple.