Deep crisis in the top of Danish cycling

Monday can be a skæbnedag of the board of the Danish Cycling Union president Henrik Jess Jensen risk of having to wave goodbye to his post in the top of Danish cycling.

The day the supervisory board meets in extraordinary for the third time in two weeks in the aftermath of the Ekstra detection of Jesper Worre is terminated as the race director for etapeløbet Around Denmark.

The decision has not been discussed in the board of directors, learns ekstrabladet, and Henrik Jess Jensen are therefore under fire for having acted over the head of the board of directors.

the Case can have the consequence that Henrik Jess Jensen no longer has the backing to stand in the forefront of Danish cycling. Alternatively, the crisis could mean that more of the board members chooses to withdraw.

- We have a number of board meetings for the time being, where we discuss about our working procedures are in order and might get ripped up, if everything is done correctly and properly, says board member Bo Belhage to Ekstra Bladet.

He does not want concrete to set, what has led to the self-examination, as the board of directors reviews here a few weeks before the annual DCU congress. He merely highlights that the time has come to consider whether the DCU have the best possible leadership.

- We are in the process of finding out how the cohesiveness of the board is and should be. This is a discussion about whether we have the best board of directors, says Belhage.

- We need to find out about the respect that must prevail on the board's work, and of the propriety, there must be, in fact, is also there.

- are you Considering your own position?

- Yes, if we end up with a team, which I do not find suitable, and that I can not identify me with, so there is no reason that I'm sitting there, saying Belhage.

- I'm not up for election this year, but it makes no sense to sit in a board, if you do not feel, that there is a certain degree of common understanding between the members.

- There must be a line between me and my values and the work I do together with others. Is not it, then you are in something that makes no sense.

- What is actually going on, which has brought you in doubt whether you fit into a board of directors under the leadership of Henrik Jess Jensen?

- I can just say that for me it is essential that we discuss some possible lineups and features, and if the outcome is something I can't reconcile myself with, so I will not be with, " says Bo Belhage.

Henrik Jess Jensen informs in an email to Ekstra Bladet, that he did not have the opportunity to ask up to the interview, and that he in fact did not want to comment on bestyrelsesanliggender.

The other four members of the board have either refused to comment on the work or has failed to respond to the Ekstra comments.

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Jesper Worre got at the end of march the message that he no longer must stand in the forefront of etapeløbet Around Denmark, informs he to Ekstra Bladet. Picture: Philip Davali

Jesper Worre to Ekstra Bladet has confirmed that he finished as the race director for etapeløbet Around Denmark, maintains DCU-director Martin Elleberg Petersen, that the parties continue to have a dialogue and that are therefore not taken a decision about Worres future.

According to this interpretation of the case may Henrik Jess Jensen not have acted over the head of the board of directors.

Extra Magazine understand that Worre actually can demonstrate that he at the end of march got the message that he no longer will stand for the race, which is extremely important for the DCU, as it annually sheds over a million dollars in profits.

in Addition, they provide a source to one or more of the board members have requested this evidence for the discussions at the extraordinary supervisory board meetings.

the DCU's board of directors shall be divided into two equal wings. Henrik Jess Jensen has the backing of Jacob Knudsen and Palle Larsen. In addition to Bo Belhage is located on the other wing Jens Panum Have, and Lars Kaspersen.

Kaspersen vice-president are up for election this year. A competitive between him and Palle Larsen on næstformandsposten is waiting for DCU's congress, which is held later in June.

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