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Paul Kimmage takes legal action against UCI leaders over whistle blowers

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Former cyclist Kimmage takes legal action against UCI leaders over whistle blowers

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UPDATED:

23:52 GMT, 1 November 2012

Irish journalist Paul Kimmage has
lodged a criminal complaint against International Cycling Union
president Pat McQuaid and honorary president Hein Verbruggen in a move
which will subject the leadership of the world governing body to further
scrutiny.

The UCI, McQuaid and Verbruggen last
week announced they were suspending defamation proceedings against
former Sunday Times journalist Kimmage pending the results of an
independent report.

Claims: Reporter Paul Kimmage (centre)

Claims: Reporter Paul Kimmage (centre)

Now former rider Kimmage, who has been hugely critical of the UCI leadership's response to doping in cycling, has launched proceedings of his own as the impact of the Lance Armstrong affair shows no sign of abating.

Kimmage wrote on Twitter: 'I have lodged a criminal complaint against Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid.

'I have initiated these proceedings not for myself – this is not about Paul Kimmage, but on behalf of the whistle blowers – Stephen Swart, Frankie Andreu, Floyd Landis, Christophe Bassons, Nicolas Aubier, Gilles Delion, Graeme Obree and every other cyclist who stood up for truth and the sport they loved and were dismissed as “cowards” and “scumbags” by Verbruggen and McQuaid.'

David Lloyd: Relief Dubai is a snog-free zone

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Bumble in the desert: Bit of a relief that it's a snog-free zone

Learning all the time: Botham

Learning all the time: Botham

It's a snog-free zone

When you tour overseas you have to abide by the local customs and here in Dubai you can drink alcohol only in the hotels. I also hear that it is breaking the law to kiss in public and, as I am spending most of my evenings with Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain, I'm relieved to hear that.

Beefy blows a fuse

You may have seen that Sir Ian Botham
is new to Twitter and he was quite perturbed when a punter on there
threatened to blow him up. I had to sit him down and explain the Twitter
procedure. I'm normally called a 'white English dog'. It's a term of
endearment, really.

Looking hot to Trott

I do hope Jonathan Trott doesn't see himself merely as a fill-in bowler and instead considers himself an attacking option. In these conditions a wicket-to-wicket dobber coupled with DRS will pick up the odd wicket, as he did on Wednesday, because if he hits the pad it's out.

Who pays the ferryman

I'm trying to arrange a game of golf – Vaughan and Botham v Hussain and Lloyd. But the stumbling block is who pays for the taxi because the course is an hour away. Nasser tends not to speak when you play a bad shot. It promises to be a quiet round.

Taxi turmoil: Michael Vaughan

Taxi: Nasser Hussain

Taxing question: Who will cough up for the cab fare, Vaughan (left) or Hussain

Telling it straight

England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was spot on when he said you have to play straight on this pitch and Pakistan gave a lesson in playing off-spin. They just kept a straight bat to Graeme Swann and were not afraid at times to hit him over the top. Swann bowled well but Pakistan were organised.

Spot on: Matt Prior hit the nail on the head

Spot on: Matt Prior hit the nail on the head

Blowers is just the ticket

Jools Holland is playing here next month and I'm hoping Henry Blofeld gets me a ticket. He's a mate of Jools and was sitting front of house at his New Year special watching Sandie Shaw. Buddy Greco sang Fly Me to the Moon and Blowers looked as if he was on the moon.

Closing down Sale

Great as ever to see Sportsmail's Charlie Sale here but the great man worked himself into a bit of a lather when the Telegraph's Scyld Berry, known to his mates as Tony, nicked his taxi back to the hotel the other night and left him stranded in the desert. Luckily, Charlie is not the sort to bear a grudge…