A date of December 12th has been set for a court case in which officials of the International Cycling Union are claiming personal damages from Irish cycling journalist Paul Kimmage.
Kimmage was served a subpoena yesterday by the Swiss court in which the case is to be heard.  It is believed that the plaintiffs, UCI President Pat McQuaid and his successor Hein Verbruggen will both be in court and that additional witnesses will be called.
The action was initiated in January of this year and damages of €6,600 are being sought as well as international ads withdrawing allegations made against the organisation by Kimmage writing in The Sunday Times and L’Equipe, and an undertaking not to repeat the allegations.
Kimmage has been a central figure in highlighting the continued questions around Lance Armstrong.  The issue rose to the front pages again last month when the seven time tour winner failed to mount a defence against charges brought by the US anti doping agency concerning the use of prohibited substances.
Sport for Business wrote an opinion column in its Members’ Weekly following that decision which has been picked up and circulated around Linked In and drawn extensive reaction from around the sporting community.
The sport of cycling carries on of course and there are four irish teams in action at the World Road Championships taking place this weekend in the Netherlands.
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