As this nomadic life help to feed its styleIn 2006 this percentage deflects slightly 21The distinction is subtle but fundamentalElementary but applying for municipal councillors6 billion euros and France 307 million i50 which corresponds to its largest decline since October 1984This would take us to the top and not downHe promised to expand its mobile featuresWhile the 'networks' recorded output NET 8Seven years after the arrival of George wThe Unibet team should participate tomorrow in Milan-San Remo, the first of the great classic race of the cycling season 2007. Belgo-suédoise training had been ousted by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), organizer of Paris-Nice, the first great race stage, who referred to the prohibition of any form of advertising on French soil for companies of paris online such as Unibet.
This case illustrates the difficulties encountered by the International Cycling Union to implement the professional circuit. "I can't hide the fact that cycling was going through a difficult period linked to the doping Affairs and disrupted implementation of the"Pro Tour"," recognizes the President of the UCI Pat McQuaid ("Le Figaro" of March 5). The Organization "Pro Tour", established in 2005 by the UCI, was to include 20 teams for four years in a closed circuit of 27 tests, upon payment of an annual license of 100,000 euros. But the constraint to have 30 of runners (10 more than previously), the geographical diversity of the competition with the creation of 5 continental circuits (Africa Tour, America, Asia Tour, Europe Tour, Oceania Tour) also open to other continental teams resulted in an explosion of budgets. Overall, 20 teams "Pro Tour" today weigh about 160 million euros. An investment that sponsors want to make profitable at best. However, the new schema struck at the outset the main organizers of races that are ASO (Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix, Tour de France...), CHN (Tower of Italy), Unipublic (Tower of Spain) who see this closed system a risk of drying out of their resources with the pooling of marketing rights and television. "The UCI took model on American franchises, a system which is contrary to the rules governing the European sport." "It is unacceptable," warned a year ago Patrice Clerc, President of ASO ("Les Echos" of the 3 and 4 March 2006). Its position was unchanged and the conflict has grown recently at Paris-Nice, UCI prohibiting teams to participate in the race, while ASO threatened the formations that are not initially do not participate in the Tour of France.
An a minimum agreement
Meeting at Brussels on the initiative of the Association of the teams bicyclists of "Pro Tour" (IPCT), tired of the tensions, the eve of the departure of the famous "race to the Sun", the UCI and the organisers of the great tribulation are reached a minimum agreement. According to lu communiqué at the end of meeting, the various parties are committed to find "a solution in the long term for September 21, 2007 at the latest". To this end, the different parties undertake to "meet monthly in a constructive spirit." For the short term, all teams "Pro Tour" with the exception of Astana and Unibet (the two most recent formations) are confirmed the right of participation in events organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic. If Astana has benefited from a "wild-card" (invitation) to Paris-Nice, on the other hand, Unibet is a problem in France under the French law "once it is lawless, it forbids us to consider his candidacy", said Patrice Clerc. "It is unacceptable." "We will now initiate actions against the organizers and against the UCI to assert our rights", warned the manager of the belgo-suédoise formation, Jacques Hanegraaf. Unibet has introduced an action for interim relief to the commercial court of Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine) to ASO society to accept it at the start of Paris-Nice; It was dismissed by the French courts. "He must accept a judicial decision," commented the President of the UCI. As to whether the International Cycling Union should not anticipate this type of problem, he replied: "It also put the question to Unibet." In any event, this team will be present tomorrow on the line of departure of the great classic Italian. "Unibet has since March 1 of a grant from the Department of the Treasury, thus allowing to work in Italy," said Angelo Zomegnan, the patron of RCS, organizer of Milan-San Remo.
ASO must in turn inform the Belgian authorities on the law concerning sports betting sites. A "wild-card" could be considered for Unibet on two other great classics, the arrow Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège that French society in the country. In the event where this training would be deprived of too many tests, its leaders could then turn against the UCI. "We have invested 32 million to integrate the"Pro Tour"and therefore to guarantee to participate in all races of the calendar and now are denied this right." "It is unacceptable," warned the manager of the team, Jacques Hanegraaf. Case to follow.
