• New World Cup rules are scandalous. Over reach to a massive degree by the UCI, shocking I know. The other events should be embraced and celebrated seems to be the way in pro sports though “make us money with no real benefit to you or we fine you”

    Also Eli’s bike is too small which is why I hate him.

  • Hah I just hate the guy for no reason, maybe it’s the small bike!
    Lot of chat on the weekly news email I get about this idea of ‘free labour’ whilst someone else makes profit eg college football, Olympics, does apply to cx where they charge entry and must make ££ on retail, though doesn’t massively stack up in road cycling.
    Surprising that the uci approached a reasonable idea eg ‘how do we get max good riders at World Cup rounds’ and came up with such a weird sideways way to approach it

  • Cx race organisers in Belgium pay start money to the big names in order to attract as many paying spectators as possible. MVDP is rumoured to be paid €25k per race, so I don’t think the free labour argument stacks up.

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