• 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.

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