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Yeah Labour probably a poor use of phrasing.
I mostly dislike the highest body throwing their weight around like this, very icky.
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I don't imagine for a second that this new plan for the World Cup was cooked up with major input from Flanders Classics, who organise the series.
I'll be honest, as much as I like all the Belgian races, climate change has meant that most of them are now absolute mud fests, akin more to a tractor pulling contest than a bike race, and the World Cup has successfully added races that are a) not in Belgium and b) not always on muddy courses. I like that.
andyp
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.