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Recent content by Tech Director

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    Colombians in the Amgen Tour of California?

    Definitely respect your points - however I am not apoplectic about him picking the teams he did. You have to do what you have to do to keep your race running ;-) The French teams invoke more interest from the hometown crowd! This is also a little misleading in that Historical and WorldTour...
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    Colombians in the Amgen Tour of California?

    I believe that a closer look into the rule and the issues it creates will show why there is going to be opposition from US races. The UCI Continental rankings are a bit misleading. How so? Just go to uci.ch and take a look at the America's Calendar listing. You will see the following: UCI...
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    UCI Race Ranking

    The rankings are the same for different continents but the allowed teams are a little different depending on where you are in the world. Historical: Paris Roubaix, Grand Tours, etc. Pro Tour: Any races on the UCI Pro Tour 2.HC: Multi day, allowed teams depend on continent. (max 50% Pro...