Bit harsh to blame the UCI, when the commercial rights to all the bike races these days (apart from the Giro) are owned by the ASO, who have made it perfectly clear to the UCI that they can fuck right off.
Meh, I like the UCI. They've got a very nice velodrome, and they let me use it every Saturday when I'm over in Aigle. And they gave me free entry to the Three Days of Aigle racing, which was nice.
Bit harsh to blame the UCI, when the commercial rights to all the bike races these days (apart from the Giro) are owned by the ASO, who have made it perfectly clear to the UCI that they can fuck right off.