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I think he's got a point. He's not saying roadies suck, or even that modern roadies suck. He's saying that conformity is boring and that macho combativity fuelled by rampant adoration of pro cycling - which too often pervades modern cycling - is pernicious. He's right about that.
However, I also agree to a point with this rebuttal, which argues that it takes the more experienced to show the less experienced the right way:
http://www.the-hard-road.com/read-1/2016/4/12/in-response-to-tom-marriages-piece-in-the-guardian