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I think banning power-meters would-be a game changer, BUT the sponsors and the industry want to sell power-meters so it could end up sell-defeating.
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I think banning power-meters would-be a game changer
What reason would there be for this?
Wouldn’t any effect be pretty minor? The slickest, most rehearsed team trains will still be, the solo winner who did their homework will still be - with or without live figures.
Put GoPros on the riders if you want more exciting tv.
miro_o
We still have the Movistar conundrum, which is that their budget is comparable to Sky's but they do far less with it. Tinkoff, BMC, not short of a few bob either.
I think an experiment in removing race radio/powermeters would be interesting in terms of the spontaneity of racing, as would shorter, more technical courses that would prevent the kind of suffocation Sky are able to achieve. Or, ask why women's racing is so much more engaging to watch than mens competitions these days and how to replicate this.