So much to comment on with cyclocross starting up and Worlds going on and the UCI making news.
1) Driscoll apparently put on a good show at CrossVegas and held on for the win. That’s all well and good but what I like is Jonathan Page stirring the pot with a choice quote "There was just a bunch of lamos sitting on and not doing anything," Well done, Jonathan The ‘crossers were doing a good bit of talking last year and Page is stepping up his game. This is good news with the injury to notorious talker Bart Wellens.
2) I like Katie Compton but uglynationalchampionjersey-itis has struck her. Why Katie, why? Light blue stripes? Stars on a red background? I just dont understand.
3) Speaking of jerseys. The US National team continues to make progress toward a respectable design. There is still work to be done but there has been a steady improvement in quality over the past 3-4 years.
4) The UCI has been making news while the Worlds are starting up. The first item was inclusion of a trade team Team Time Trial to be included in the World Championship schedule. An awful decision by the UCI. Leave the trade teams out of the World Championships. Better yet, don’t even bother including the Team Time Trial. There is no need for it at Worlds. Personally, I think it is a desperate attempt by the UCI to save face and replace the miserable failure that was the ProTour Team Time Trial event that was held in Eindhoven.
5) As bad as the team time trial idea is, the UCI hit the next announcement out of the park. The banning of race radios is heavenly. I thought the Tour de France’s aborted plan of banning the radios at two stages of this years race was going to be the death knell of the no radio movement. The teams put on a completely boring stage and got the second day of no radios cancelled by the organizers. Thankfully, the UCI has not only stuck their principles and maintained the ban in Under-23 races but will phase in the banning of radios in all races. The radio has been one of, if not the worst innovation in cycling over the last 15 years. It has killed creativity and dulled the racing sense of riders. This change cannot be implemented soon enough.
1) Driscoll apparently put on a good show at CrossVegas and held on for the win. That’s all well and good but what I like is Jonathan Page stirring the pot with a choice quote "There was just a bunch of lamos sitting on and not doing anything," Well done, Jonathan The ‘crossers were doing a good bit of talking last year and Page is stepping up his game. This is good news with the injury to notorious talker Bart Wellens.
2) I like Katie Compton but uglynationalchampionjersey-itis has struck her. Why Katie, why? Light blue stripes? Stars on a red background? I just dont understand.
3) Speaking of jerseys. The US National team continues to make progress toward a respectable design. There is still work to be done but there has been a steady improvement in quality over the past 3-4 years.
4) The UCI has been making news while the Worlds are starting up. The first item was inclusion of a trade team Team Time Trial to be included in the World Championship schedule. An awful decision by the UCI. Leave the trade teams out of the World Championships. Better yet, don’t even bother including the Team Time Trial. There is no need for it at Worlds. Personally, I think it is a desperate attempt by the UCI to save face and replace the miserable failure that was the ProTour Team Time Trial event that was held in Eindhoven.
5) As bad as the team time trial idea is, the UCI hit the next announcement out of the park. The banning of race radios is heavenly. I thought the Tour de France’s aborted plan of banning the radios at two stages of this years race was going to be the death knell of the no radio movement. The teams put on a completely boring stage and got the second day of no radios cancelled by the organizers. Thankfully, the UCI has not only stuck their principles and maintained the ban in Under-23 races but will phase in the banning of radios in all races. The radio has been one of, if not the worst innovation in cycling over the last 15 years. It has killed creativity and dulled the racing sense of riders. This change cannot be implemented soon enough.
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